What color is #BBA4A8?

#BBA4A8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA4A8?

The RGB value is 187, 164, 168: 187 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA4A8?

The complementary color is #A4BBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA4A8?

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.

#BBA4A8 color

#BBA4A8 rgb(187, 164, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA4A8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 64.3% green and 65.9% blue (187, 164, 168).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#BBA4A8 color codes

HEX	`#BBA4A8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 164, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 64.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.43, 9.06, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.43, 9.11, 6.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.836, 39.944, 42.597)`
Decimal	`12297384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA4A8, 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 #BBA4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA4A8 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 #BBA4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba4a8; }
.text { color: #bba4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 164 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba4a8, #bbaca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBA4A8?: #BBA4A8 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA4A8?: The RGB value is 187, 164, 168: 187 red, 164 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA4A8?: The complementary color is #A4BBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA4A8?: 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.