What color is #BB8699?

#BB8699 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8699?

The RGB value is 187, 134, 153: 187 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8699?

The complementary color is #86BBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8699 color

#BB8699 rgb(187, 134, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB8699 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.5% green and 60% blue (187, 134, 153).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#BB8699 color codes

HEX	`#BB8699`
RGB	`rgb(187, 134, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 52.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, 23.18, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 23.27, 355.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.769, 29.917, 34.074)`
Decimal	`12289689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8699, 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 #BB8699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #BB8699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8699; }
.text { color: #bb8699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 134 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8699, #bb8e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BB8699?: #BB8699 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8699?: The RGB value is 187, 134, 153: 187 red, 134 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8699?: The complementary color is #86BBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.