What color is #BB6688?

#BB6688 is a desaturated rose known as Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Malevolent Mauve?

The RGB value is 187, 102, 136: 187 red, 102 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Malevolent Mauve?

The complementary color is #66BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB6688?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Malevolent Mauve color: hex code #BB6688

#BB6688 rgb(187, 102, 136)

Shades of pink

Malevolent Mauve has the hex code #BB6688. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 40% green and 53.3% blue (187, 102, 136).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688) color codes

HEX	`#BB6688`
RGB	`rgb(187, 102, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 40%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, 38.11, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 38.28, 354.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.69, 21.847, 25.941)`
Decimal	`12281480`
Short hex	`#B68`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Malevolent 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 #BB6688	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB6688 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BB6688 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb6688; }
.text { color: #bb6688; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6688; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 102 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb6688, #bb6f66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

See #BB6688 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB6688?: #BB6688 is a desaturated rose known as Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Malevolent Mauve?: The RGB value is 187, 102, 136: 187 red, 102 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Malevolent Mauve?: The complementary color is #66BB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB6688?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.