What color is #BB89AD?

#BB89AD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB89AD?

The RGB value is 187, 137, 173: 187 red, 137 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB89AD?

The complementary color is #89BB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB89AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB89AD color

#BB89AD rgb(187, 137, 173)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB89AD is a light, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.7% green and 67.8% blue (187, 137, 173).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#BB89AD color codes

HEX	`#BB89AD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 137, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 53.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.91, 24.91, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.91, 27.41, 335.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.982, 31.475, 43.654)`
Decimal	`12290477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB89AD, 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 #BB89AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB89AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #BB89AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb89ad; }
.text { color: #bb89ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb89ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 137 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb89ad, #bb8994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BB89AD?: #BB89AD is a light, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB89AD?: The RGB value is 187, 137, 173: 187 red, 137 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB89AD?: The complementary color is #89BB97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB89AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.