What color is #BBA0A8?

#BBA0A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA0A8?

The RGB value is 187, 160, 168: 187 red, 160 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA0A8?

The complementary color is #A0BBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA0A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA0A8 color

#BBA0A8 rgb(187, 160, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA0A8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.7% green and 65.9% blue (187, 160, 168).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#BBA0A8 color codes

HEX	`#BBA0A8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 160, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.7%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.41, 11.26, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.41, 11.27, 357.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.132, 38.535, 42.362)`
Decimal	`12296360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA0A8, 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 #BBA0A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA0A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #BBA0A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba0a8; }
.text { color: #bba0a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba0a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 160 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba0a8, #bba6a0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBA0A8?: #BBA0A8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA0A8?: The RGB value is 187, 160, 168: 187 red, 160 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA0A8?: The complementary color is #A0BBB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA0A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.