What color is #BBAAAD?

#BBAAAD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAAAD?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 173: 187 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAAAD?

The complementary color is #AABBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAAAD color

#BBAAAD rgb(187, 170, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 67.8% blue (187, 170, 173).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#BBAAAD color codes

HEX	`#BBAAAD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, 6.65, 0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 6.68, 5.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.41, 42.332, 45.464)`
Decimal	`12298925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAAAD, 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 #BBAAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #BBAAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaaad; }
.text { color: #bbaaad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaaad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaaad, #bbafaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBAAAD?: #BBAAAD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAAAD?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 173: 187 red, 170 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAAAD?: The complementary color is #AABBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.