What color is #BB9298?

#BB9298 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 #BB9298?

The RGB value is 187, 146, 152: 187 red, 146 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9298?

The complementary color is #92BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9298 color

#BB9298 rgb(187, 146, 152)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB9298 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.3% green and 59.6% blue (187, 146, 152).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#BB9298 color codes

HEX	`#BB9298`
RGB	`rgb(187, 146, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, 16.35, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 16.58, 9.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.44, 33.391, 34.225)`
Decimal	`12292760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9298, 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 #BB9298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #BB9298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9298; }
.text { color: #bb9298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 146 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9298, #bba092); }

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Questions

What color is #BB9298?: #BB9298 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 #BB9298?: The RGB value is 187, 146, 152: 187 red, 146 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9298?: The complementary color is #92BBB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.