#bbbbb1

Color #bbbbb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bbbbb1

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 177)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 5.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.63, -1.81, 5.06)

LCH

lch(75.63, 5.37, 109.68)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0139, 106.74)

HWB

hwb(60, 69.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b1bb

Analogous

#bbb6b1

#bbbbb1

#b6bbb1

Triadic

#bbbbb1

#b1bbbb

#bbb1bb

Split-complementary

#bbbbb1

#b1b6bb

#b6b1bb

Tetradic

#bbbbb1

#b1bbb1

#b1b1bb

#bbb1bb

Square

#bbbbb1

#b1bbb6

#b1b1bb

#bbb1b6

Shades

Color #bbbbb1 mixed toward black.

#9f9f91

#828271

#616155

#414139

#20201c

Tints

Color #bbbbb1 mixed toward white.

#c6c6be

#d2d2cb

#ddddd8

#e8e8e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bbbbb1 mixed toward gray.

#babab2

#b9b9b3

#b9b9b4

#b8b8b4

#b7b7b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb3 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bbb5b6 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbbb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbbb1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbbb1 (#bbbbb1) is rgb(187, 187, 177) in RGB.

No, #bbbbb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bbbbb1, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast