What color is #BB949F?

#BB949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB949F?

The RGB value is 187, 148, 159: 187 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB949F?

The complementary color is #94BBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB949F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB949F color

#BB949F rgb(187, 148, 159)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB949F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58% green and 62.4% blue (187, 148, 159).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#BB949F color codes

HEX	`#BB949F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 148, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.16, 16.37, -0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.16, 16.38, 359.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.341, 34.249, 37.438)`
Decimal	`12293279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB949F, 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 #BB949F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB949F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #BB949F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb949f; }
.text { color: #bb949f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb949f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 148 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb949f, #bb9d94); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB949F?: #BB949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB949F?: The RGB value is 187, 148, 159: 187 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB949F?: The complementary color is #94BBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB949F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.