What color is #BBA3B1?

#BBA3B1 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 #BBA3B1?

The RGB value is 187, 163, 177: 187 red, 163 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA3B1?

The complementary color is #A3BBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA3B1 color

#BBA3B1 rgb(187, 163, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA3B1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.9% green and 69.4% blue (187, 163, 177).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 5% 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 8.99:1).

#BBA3B1 color codes

HEX	`#BBA3B1`
RGB	`rgb(187, 163, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 13%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, 11.2, -3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 11.89, 340.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.526, 39.934, 47.107)`
Decimal	`12297137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA3B1, 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 #BBA3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #BBA3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba3b1; }
.text { color: #bba3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 163 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba3b1, #bba3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA3B1?: #BBA3B1 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 #BBA3B1?: The RGB value is 187, 163, 177: 187 red, 163 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA3B1?: The complementary color is #A3BBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.