What color is #BB9AAC?

#BB9AAC 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 #BB9AAC?

The RGB value is 187, 154, 172: 187 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9AAC?

The complementary color is #9ABBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9AAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9AAC color

#BB9AAC rgb(187, 154, 172)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BB9AAC is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60.4% green and 67.5% blue (187, 154, 172).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#BB9AAC color codes

HEX	`#BB9AAC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 154, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 60.4%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.02, 15.28, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.02, 16, 342.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.495, 36.656, 44.016)`
Decimal	`12294828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9AAC, 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 #BB9AAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9AAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	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 #BB9AAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9aac; }
.text { color: #bb9aac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9aac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 154 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9aac, #bb9a9c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BB9AAC?: #BB9AAC 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 #BB9AAC?: The RGB value is 187, 154, 172: 187 red, 154 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9AAC?: The complementary color is #9ABBA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9AAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.