What color is #BB9CBD?

#BB9CBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB9CBD?

The RGB value is 187, 156, 189: 187 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB9CBD?

The complementary color is #9EBD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB9CBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB9CBD color

#BB9CBD rgb(187, 156, 189)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BB9CBD is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 61.2% green and 74.1% blue (187, 156, 189).

Its hue angle is 296°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dripping Wisteria (#BB99BB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#BB9CBD color codes

HEX	`#BB9CBD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 156, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 61.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(296, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(296, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 17%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.03, 17.31, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.03, 21.48, 323.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.566, 38.017, 53.283)`
Decimal	`12295357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB9CBD, 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 #BB9CBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB9CBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #BB9CBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb9cbd; }
.text { color: #bb9cbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb9cbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 156 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb9cbd, #bd9caf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BB9CBD?: #BB9CBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Dripping Wisteria. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB9CBD?: The RGB value is 187, 156, 189: 187 red, 156 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB9CBD?: The complementary color is #9EBD9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB9CBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.