What color is #BB91AB?

#BB91AB 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 #BB91AB?

The RGB value is 187, 145, 171: 187 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB91AB?

The complementary color is #91BBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB91AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB91AB color

#BB91AB rgb(187, 145, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB91AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 56.9% green and 67.1% blue (187, 145, 171).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#BB91AB color codes

HEX	`#BB91AB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 145, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 56.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, 20.1, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 21.46, 339.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.969, 33.757, 43.036)`
Decimal	`12292523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB91AB, 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 #BB91AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB91AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #BB91AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb91ab; }
.text { color: #bb91ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb91ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 145 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb91ab, #bb9196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BB91AB?: #BB91AB 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 #BB91AB?: The RGB value is 187, 145, 171: 187 red, 145 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB91AB?: The complementary color is #91BBA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB91AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.