What color is #BBAA9E?

#BBAA9E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAA9E?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 158: 187 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAA9E?

The complementary color is #9EAFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAA9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAA9E color

#BBAA9E rgb(187, 170, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAA9E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 62% blue (187, 170, 158).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom (#BDACA3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.36:1).

#BBAA9E color codes

HEX	`#BBAA9E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.72, 4.11, 8.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.72, 9.36, 63.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.04, 41.784, 38.244)`
Decimal	`12298910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAA9E, 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 #BBAA9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAA9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.36:1	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 #BBAA9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaa9e; }
.text { color: #bbaa9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaa9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaa9e, #bbb89e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAA9E?: #BBAA9E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAA9E?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 158: 187 red, 170 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAA9E?: The complementary color is #9EAFBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAA9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.