What color is #BB95A9?

#BB95A9 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 #BB95A9?

The RGB value is 187, 149, 169: 187 red, 149 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB95A9?

The complementary color is #95BBA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB95A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB95A9 color

#BB95A9 rgb(187, 149, 169)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB95A9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.4% green and 66.3% blue (187, 149, 169).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#BB95A9 color codes

HEX	`#BB95A9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 149, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.69, 17.52, -5.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.69, 18.23, 343.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.402, 34.925, 42.247)`
Decimal	`12293545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB95A9, 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 #BB95A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB95A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	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 #BB95A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb95a9; }
.text { color: #bb95a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb95a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 149 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb95a9, #bb9596); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BB95A9?: #BB95A9 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 #BB95A9?: The RGB value is 187, 149, 169: 187 red, 149 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB95A9?: The complementary color is #95BBA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB95A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.