What color is #BB8FA8?

#BB8FA8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8FA8?

The RGB value is 187, 143, 168: 187 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8FA8?

The complementary color is #8FBBA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8FA8 color

#BB8FA8 rgb(187, 143, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB8FA8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (187, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#BB8FA8 color codes

HEX	`#BB8FA8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.19, 20.69, -6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.19, 21.74, 342.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.384, 33.038, 41.446)`
Decimal	`12292008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8FA8, 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 #BB8FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	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 #BB8FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8fa8; }
.text { color: #bb8fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8fa8, #bb8f92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BB8FA8?: #BB8FA8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8FA8?: The RGB value is 187, 143, 168: 187 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8FA8?: The complementary color is #8FBBA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.