What color is #BBA6B2?

#BBA6B2 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 #BBA6B2?

The RGB value is 187, 166, 178: 187 red, 166 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA6B2?

The complementary color is #A6BBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA6B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA6B2 color

#BBA6B2 rgb(187, 166, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA6B2 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.1% green and 69.8% blue (187, 166, 178).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#BBA6B2 color codes

HEX	`#BBA6B2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 166, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.1%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.21, 9.73, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.21, 10.3, 340.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.165, 41.052, 47.814)`
Decimal	`12297906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA6B2, 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 #BBA6B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA6B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #BBA6B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba6b2; }
.text { color: #bba6b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba6b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 166 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba6b2, #bba6a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBA6B2?: #BBA6B2 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 #BBA6B2?: The RGB value is 187, 166, 178: 187 red, 166 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA6B2?: The complementary color is #A6BBAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA6B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.