What color is #BBA09C?

#BBA09C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA09C?

The RGB value is 187, 160, 156: 187 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA09C?

The complementary color is #9CB7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA09C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA09C color

#BBA09C rgb(187, 160, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA09C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.7% green and 61.2% blue (187, 160, 156).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Coca Mocha (#BD9D95), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#BBA09C color codes

HEX	`#BBA09C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 160, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.1, 9.25, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.1, 10.9, 31.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.065, 38.108, 36.744)`
Decimal	`12296348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA09C, 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 #BBA09C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA09C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #BBA09C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba09c; }
.text { color: #bba09c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba09c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 160 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba09c, #bbb09c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBA09C?: #BBA09C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Coca Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA09C?: The RGB value is 187, 160, 156: 187 red, 160 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA09C?: The complementary color is #9CB7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA09C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.