Information about #BBBDBE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBBDBE is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 189, 190) — 73.3% red, 74.1% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #BBBDBE floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Gray (#BBBDBD). Nearby in the Register you will also find Half Grey Chateau (#BABDC1) and French Grey (#BFBDC1).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 189, 190) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BBBDBE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. #BBBDBE has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BBBDBE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBBDBE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBBDBE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBBDBE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBBDBE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BBBDBE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BBBDBE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Gray color link
Soft Gray

#BBBDBD

Half Grey Chateau color link
Half Grey Chateau

#BABDC1

French Grey color link
French Grey

#BFBDC1

Greywacke color link
Greywacke

#BCB8BE

Quarter Delta color link
Quarter Delta

#BFC0BB

Silver color link
Silver

#C0C0C0

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

#BFC1C2

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Pale Slate color link
Pale Slate

#C3BEBB

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

#BBBDBE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBBDBE
  • RGB187, 189, 190
  • CMYK1, 0, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(187, 189, 190)
  • HSL200°, 2%, 74%
  • HSL Precise200°, 2.256%, 73.922%
  • HSV200°, 2%, 75%
  • HSB200°, 2%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.741, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.741, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.741, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBBDBE
  • DECIMAL ID12303806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited900 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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