What color is #BBA8AC?

#BBA8AC 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 #BBA8AC?

The RGB value is 187, 168, 172: 187 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA8AC?

The complementary color is #A8BBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA8AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA8AC color

#BBA8AC rgb(187, 168, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA8AC is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.9% green and 67.5% blue (187, 168, 172).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#BBA8AC color codes

HEX	`#BBA8AC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 168, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, 7.56, 0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 7.58, 3.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.942, 41.549, 44.832)`
Decimal	`12298412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA8AC, 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 #BBA8AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA8AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #BBA8AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba8ac; }
.text { color: #bba8ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba8ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 168 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba8ac, #bbada8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBA8AC?: #BBA8AC 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 #BBA8AC?: The RGB value is 187, 168, 172: 187 red, 168 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA8AC?: The complementary color is #A8BBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA8AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.