What color is #BB9196?

#BB9196 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9196?

The RGB value is 187, 145, 150: 187 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9196?

The complementary color is #91BBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9196 color

#BB9196 rgb(187, 145, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB9196 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.9% green and 58.8% blue (187, 145, 150).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#BB9196 color codes

HEX	`#BB9196`
RGB	`rgb(187, 145, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.18, 16.59, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.18, 16.95, 11.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.124, 33.019, 33.319)`
Decimal	`12292502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9196, 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 #BB9196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	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 #BB9196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9196; }
.text { color: #bb9196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 145 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9196, #bba191); }

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Questions

What color is #BB9196?: #BB9196 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9196?: The RGB value is 187, 145, 150: 187 red, 145 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9196?: The complementary color is #91BBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.