What color is #BBA39C?

#BBA39C 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 #BBA39C?

The RGB value is 187, 163, 156: 187 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA39C?

The complementary color is #9CB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA39C color

#BBA39C rgb(187, 163, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA39C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.9% green and 61.2% blue (187, 163, 156).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

#BBA39C color codes

HEX	`#BBA39C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 163, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.87, 7.61, 6.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.87, 10.24, 42.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.591, 39.161, 36.919)`
Decimal	`12297116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA39C, 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 #BBA39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	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 #BBA39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba39c; }
.text { color: #bba39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 163 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba39c, #bbb29c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA39C?: #BBA39C 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 #BBA39C?: The RGB value is 187, 163, 156: 187 red, 163 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA39C?: The complementary color is #9CB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.