What color is #BB8898?

#BB8898 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 #BB8898?

The RGB value is 187, 136, 152: 187 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8898?

The complementary color is #88BBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8898 color

#BB8898 rgb(187, 136, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB8898 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.3% green and 59.6% blue (187, 136, 152).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#BB8898 color codes

HEX	`#BB8898`
RGB	`rgb(187, 136, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 53.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 21.91, -0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 21.93, 357.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.965, 30.442, 33.734)`
Decimal	`12290200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8898, 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 #BB8898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #BB8898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8898; }
.text { color: #bb8898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 136 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8898, #bb9288); }

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Questions

What color is #BB8898?: #BB8898 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 #BB8898?: The RGB value is 187, 136, 152: 187 red, 136 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8898?: The complementary color is #88BBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.