What color is #BBA6A4?

#BBA6A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA6A4?

The RGB value is 187, 166, 164: 187 red, 166 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA6A4?

The complementary color is #A4B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA6A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA6A4 color

#BBA6A4 rgb(187, 166, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA6A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.1% green and 64.3% blue (187, 166, 164).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#BBA6A4 color codes

HEX	`#BBA6A4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 166, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.1%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 12%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.84, 7.28, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.84, 8.22, 27.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.83, 40.518, 40.785)`
Decimal	`12297892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA6A4, 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 #BBA6A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA6A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #BBA6A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba6a4; }
.text { color: #bba6a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba6a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 166 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba6a4, #bbb2a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA6A4?: #BBA6A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA6A4?: The RGB value is 187, 166, 164: 187 red, 166 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA6A4?: The complementary color is #A4B9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA6A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.