What color is #BB90AC?

#BB90AC 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 #BB90AC?

The RGB value is 187, 144, 172: 187 red, 144 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB90AC?

The complementary color is #90BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB90AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB90AC color

#BB90AC rgb(187, 144, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB90AC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.5% green and 67.5% blue (187, 144, 172).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#BB90AC color codes

HEX	`#BB90AC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 144, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 23%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, 20.83, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 22.46, 338.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.913, 33.491, 43.489)`
Decimal	`12292268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB90AC, 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 #BB90AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB90AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	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 #BB90AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb90ac; }
.text { color: #bb90ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb90ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 144 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb90ac, #bb9096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BB90AC?: #BB90AC 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 #BB90AC?: The RGB value is 187, 144, 172: 187 red, 144 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB90AC?: The complementary color is #90BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB90AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.