What color is #BB9596?

#BB9596 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9596?

The RGB value is 187, 149, 150: 187 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9596?

The complementary color is #95BBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9596 color

#BB9596 rgb(187, 149, 150)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB9596 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (187, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BB9596 color codes

HEX	`#BB9596`
RGB	`rgb(187, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 14.37, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 15.18, 18.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.746, 34.263, 33.526)`
Decimal	`12293526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9596, 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 #BB9596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #BB9596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9596; }
.text { color: #bb9596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9596, #bba795); }

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Questions

What color is #BB9596?: #BB9596 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9596?: The RGB value is 187, 149, 150: 187 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9596?: The complementary color is #95BBBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.