What color is #BB979B?

#BB979B 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 #BB979B?

The RGB value is 187, 151, 155: 187 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB979B?

The complementary color is #97BBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB979B?

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.

#BB979B color

#BB979B rgb(187, 151, 155)

Shades of red

The hex color #BB979B is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 60.8% blue (187, 151, 155).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BB979B color codes

HEX	`#BB979B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 151, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 59.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.8, 14.06, 3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.8, 14.37, 12.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.477, 35.066, 35.798)`
Decimal	`12294043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB979B, 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 #BB979B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB979B 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 #BB979B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb979b; }
.text { color: #bb979b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb979b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 151 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb979b, #bba597); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BB979B?: #BB979B 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 #BB979B?: The RGB value is 187, 151, 155: 187 red, 151 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB979B?: The complementary color is #97BBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB979B?: 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.