What color is #BB99A5?

#BB99A5 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 #BB99A5?

The RGB value is 187, 153, 165: 187 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB99A5?

The complementary color is #99BBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB99A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB99A5 color

#BB99A5 rgb(187, 153, 165)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB99A5 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60% green and 64.7% blue (187, 153, 165).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#BB99A5 color codes

HEX	`#BB99A5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 153, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 60%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 14.61, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 14.69, 354.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.676, 36.065, 40.514)`
Decimal	`12294565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB99A5, 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 #BB99A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB99A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #BB99A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb99a5; }
.text { color: #bb99a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb99a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 153 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb99a5, #bb9e99); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB99A5?: #BB99A5 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 #BB99A5?: The RGB value is 187, 153, 165: 187 red, 153 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB99A5?: The complementary color is #99BBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB99A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.