What color is #BBA0AF?

#BBA0AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA0AF?

The RGB value is 187, 160, 175: 187 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA0AF?

The complementary color is #A0BBAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA0AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA0AF color

#BBA0AF rgb(187, 160, 175)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BBA0AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.7% green and 68.6% blue (187, 160, 175).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.76:1).

#BBA0AF color codes

HEX	`#BBA0AF`
RGB	`rgb(187, 160, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 62.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.61, 12.49, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.61, 13.14, 341.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.801, 38.802, 45.889)`
Decimal	`12296367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA0AF, 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 #BBA0AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA0AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.76:1	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 #BBA0AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba0af; }
.text { color: #bba0af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba0af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 160 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba0af, #bba0a2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBA0AF?: #BBA0AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA0AF?: The RGB value is 187, 160, 175: 187 red, 160 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA0AF?: The complementary color is #A0BBAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA0AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.