What color is #BB96AE?

#BB96AE 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 #BB96AE?

The RGB value is 187, 150, 174: 187 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB96AE?

The complementary color is #96BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB96AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB96AE color

#BB96AE rgb(187, 150, 174)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB96AE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 58.8% green and 68.2% blue (187, 150, 174).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#BB96AE color codes

HEX	`#BB96AE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 150, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 58.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.09, 17.85, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.09, 19.27, 337.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.039, 35.435, 44.819)`
Decimal	`12293806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB96AE, 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 #BB96AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB96AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #BB96AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb96ae; }
.text { color: #bb96ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb96ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 150 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb96ae, #bb969c); }

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Questions

What color is #BB96AE?: #BB96AE 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 #BB96AE?: The RGB value is 187, 150, 174: 187 red, 150 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB96AE?: The complementary color is #96BBA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB96AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.