What color is #BBA9AE?

#BBA9AE 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 #BBA9AE?

The RGB value is 187, 169, 174: 187 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA9AE?

The complementary color is #A9BBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA9AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA9AE color

#BBA9AE rgb(187, 169, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA9AE is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.3% green and 68.2% blue (187, 169, 174).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#BBA9AE color codes

HEX	`#BBA9AE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 169, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.3%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 10%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.87, 7.37, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.87, 7.37, 358.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.321, 41.997, 45.913)`
Decimal	`12298670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA9AE, 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 #BBA9AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA9AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #BBA9AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba9ae; }
.text { color: #bba9ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba9ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 169 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba9ae, #bbada9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBA9AE?: #BBA9AE 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 #BBA9AE?: The RGB value is 187, 169, 174: 187 red, 169 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA9AE?: The complementary color is #A9BBB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA9AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.