What color is #BB8E97?

#BB8E97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8E97?

The RGB value is 187, 142, 151: 187 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8E97?

The complementary color is #8EBBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8E97 color

#BB8E97 rgb(187, 142, 151)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB8E97 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (187, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% 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 7.43:1).

#BB8E97 color codes

HEX	`#BB8E97`
RGB	`rgb(187, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 18.42, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 18.51, 5.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.753, 32.147, 33.594)`
Decimal	`12291735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8E97, 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 #BB8E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #BB8E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8e97; }
.text { color: #bb8e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8e97, #bb9c8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB8E97?: #BB8E97 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8E97?: The RGB value is 187, 142, 151: 187 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8E97?: The complementary color is #8EBBB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.