What color is #BBA49D?

#BBA49D 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 #BBA49D?

The RGB value is 187, 164, 157: 187 red, 164 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA49D?

The complementary color is #9DB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA49D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA49D color

#BBA49D rgb(187, 164, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA49D is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 64.3% green and 61.6% blue (187, 164, 157).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Creamed Caramel (#B79C94), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#BBA49D color codes

HEX	`#BBA49D`
RGB	`rgb(187, 164, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 64.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.15, 7.22, 6.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.15, 9.86, 42.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.855, 39.551, 37.426)`
Decimal	`12297373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA49D, 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 #BBA49D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA49D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #BBA49D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba49d; }
.text { color: #bba49d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba49d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 164 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba49d, #bbb39d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBA49D?: #BBA49D 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 #BBA49D?: The RGB value is 187, 164, 157: 187 red, 164 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA49D?: The complementary color is #9DB4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA49D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.