What color is #BB83A3?

#BB83A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB83A3?

The RGB value is 187, 131, 163: 187 red, 131 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB83A3?

The complementary color is #83BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB83A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB83A3 color

#BB83A3 rgb(187, 131, 163)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB83A3 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 51.4% green and 63.9% blue (187, 131, 163).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 13% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Moonlight Mauve (#CA83A7), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#BB83A3 color codes

HEX	`#BB83A3`
RGB	`rgb(187, 131, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 51.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 13%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, 26.5, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 27.78, 342.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.221, 29.443, 38.471)`
Decimal	`12288931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB83A3, 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 #BB83A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB83A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #BB83A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb83a3; }
.text { color: #bb83a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb83a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 131 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb83a3, #bb8387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #BB83A3?: #BB83A3 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Moonlight Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB83A3?: The RGB value is 187, 131, 163: 187 red, 131 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB83A3?: The complementary color is #83BB9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB83A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.