Close to Pastel Purple
#BBADBB
#BBADBB is a light neutral gray, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 67.8% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBADBB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.14:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.81:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.14:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.81:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBADBB as they’d see it.
#BBADBB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BBADBB
What color is #BBADBB?
#BBADBB is a light neutral gray, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 67.8% green, and 73.3% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBADBB in RGB?
#BBADBB is rgb(187, 173, 187): 187 red, 173 green, and 187 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBADBB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 7, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBADBB?
PANTONE 435 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBADBB?
Its complement #A7B5A7 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.