What color is #BB929C?

#BB929C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB929C?

The RGB value is 187, 146, 156: 187 red, 146 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB929C?

The complementary color is #92BBB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB929C?

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.

#BB929C color

#BB929C rgb(187, 146, 156)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB929C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.3% green and 61.2% blue (187, 146, 156).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BB929C color codes

HEX	`#BB929C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 146, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 57.3%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.58, 16.99, 0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.58, 17.01, 2.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.773, 33.524, 35.98)`
Decimal	`12292764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB929C, 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 #BB929C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB929C 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 #BB929C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb929c; }
.text { color: #bb929c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb929c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 146 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb929c, #bb9c92); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BB929C?: #BB929C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB929C?: The RGB value is 187, 146, 156: 187 red, 146 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB929C?: The complementary color is #92BBB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB929C?: 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.