What color is #BBA2B5?

#BBA2B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA2B5?

The RGB value is 187, 162, 181: 187 red, 162 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA2B5?

The complementary color is #A2BBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA2B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA2B5 color

#BBA2B5 rgb(187, 162, 181)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBA2B5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.5% green and 71% blue (187, 162, 181).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 16% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#BBA2B5 color codes

HEX	`#BBA2B5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 162, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.5%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 16%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.29, 12.48, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.29, 14.03, 332.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.753, 39.742, 49.179)`
Decimal	`12296885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA2B5, 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 #BBA2B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA2B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #BBA2B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba2b5; }
.text { color: #bba2b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba2b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 162 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba2b5, #bba2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA2B5?: #BBA2B5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA2B5?: The RGB value is 187, 162, 181: 187 red, 162 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA2B5?: The complementary color is #A2BBA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA2B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.