What color is #BBA19C?

#BBA19C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA19C?

The RGB value is 187, 161, 156: 187 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA19C?

The complementary color is #9CB6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA19C color

#BBA19C rgb(187, 161, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA19C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.1% green and 61.2% blue (187, 161, 156).

Its hue angle is 10°, 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 Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#BBA19C color codes

HEX	`#BBA19C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 161, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.36, 8.7, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.36, 10.64, 35.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.239, 38.456, 36.802)`
Decimal	`12296604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA19C, 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 #BBA19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #BBA19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba19c; }
.text { color: #bba19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 161 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba19c, #bbb09c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBA19C?: #BBA19C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Creamed Caramel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA19C?: The RGB value is 187, 161, 156: 187 red, 161 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA19C?: The complementary color is #9CB6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.