What color is #BB99AA?

#BB99AA is a light, grayish rose known as Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Classy Mauve?

The RGB value is 187, 153, 170: 187 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Classy Mauve?

The complementary color is #99BBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB99AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Classy Mauve color: hex code #BB99AA

#BB99AA rgb(187, 153, 170)

Shades of pink

Classy Mauve has the hex code #BB99AA. It is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60% green and 66.7% blue (187, 153, 170).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

Classy Mauve (#BB99AA) color codes

HEX	`#BB99AA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 153, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 60%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.71, 15.48, -4.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.71, 16.01, 345.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.14, 36.251, 42.958)`
Decimal	`12294570`
Short hex	`#B9A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Classy Mauve, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB99AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB99AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB99AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb99aa; }
.text { color: #bb99aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb99aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 153 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb99aa, #bb9999); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BB99AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB99AA?: #BB99AA is a light, grayish rose known as Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Classy Mauve?: The RGB value is 187, 153, 170: 187 red, 153 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Classy Mauve?: The complementary color is #99BBAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB99AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.