What color is #BB8BAA?

#BB8BAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8BAA?

The RGB value is 187, 139, 170: 187 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8BAA?

The complementary color is #8BBB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8BAA color

#BB8BAA rgb(187, 139, 170)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB8BAA is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.5% green and 66.7% blue (187, 139, 170).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#BB8BAA color codes

HEX	`#BB8BAA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 139, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 54.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.29, 23.26, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.29, 25, 338.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.982, 31.934, 42.238)`
Decimal	`12290986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8BAA, 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 #BB8BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #BB8BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8baa; }
.text { color: #bb8baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 139 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8baa, #bb8b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BB8BAA?: #BB8BAA is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8BAA?: The RGB value is 187, 139, 170: 187 red, 139 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8BAA?: The complementary color is #8BBB9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.