What color is #BBA6BB?

#BBA6BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA6BB?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBA6BB?

The complementary color is #A6BBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA6BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA6BB color

#BBA6BB rgb(187, 166, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBA6BB is a light, grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#BBA6BB color codes

HEX	`#BBA6BB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 166, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 13%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 11%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.47, 11.4, -7.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.47, 13.91, 325.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.098, 41.426, 52.73)`
Decimal	`12297915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA6BB, 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 #BBA6BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA6BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #BBA6BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba6bb; }
.text { color: #bba6bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba6bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 166 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba6bb, #bba6b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA6BB?: #BBA6BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA6BB?: The RGB value is 187, 166, 187: 187 red, 166 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA6BB?: The complementary color is #A6BBA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA6BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.