What color is #BB5288?

#BB5288 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB5288?

The RGB value is 187, 82, 136: 187 red, 82 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB5288?

The complementary color is #52BB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB5288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB5288 color

#BB5288 rgb(187, 82, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB5288 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 32.2% green and 53.3% blue (187, 82, 136).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 44% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mulberry (#C54B8C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#BB5288 color codes

HEX	`#BB5288`
RGB	`rgb(187, 82, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 32.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 44%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 56%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, 48.24, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 49.13, 349.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.956, 18.38, 25.363)`
Decimal	`12276360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB5288, 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 #BB5288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB5288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #BB5288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb5288; }
.text { color: #bb5288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb5288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 82 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb5288, #bb5254); }

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Questions

What color is #BB5288?: #BB5288 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mulberry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB5288?: The RGB value is 187, 82, 136: 187 red, 82 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB5288?: The complementary color is #52BB85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB5288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.