What color is #BB979A?

#BB979A 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 #BB979A?

The RGB value is 187, 151, 154: 187 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB979A?

The complementary color is #97BBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB979A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB979A color

#BB979A rgb(187, 151, 154)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB979A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 60.4% blue (187, 151, 154).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#BB979A color codes

HEX	`#BB979A`
RGB	`rgb(187, 151, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 59.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.77, 13.9, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.77, 14.34, 14.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.393, 35.032, 35.358)`
Decimal	`12294042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB979A, 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 #BB979A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB979A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #BB979A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb979a; }
.text { color: #bb979a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb979a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 151 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb979a, #bba697); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB979A?: #BB979A 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 #BB979A?: The RGB value is 187, 151, 154: 187 red, 151 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB979A?: The complementary color is #97BBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB979A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.