What color is #BBAAAE?

#BBAAAE 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 #BBAAAE?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 174: 187 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAAAE?

The complementary color is #AABBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAAAE?

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.

#BBAAAE color

#BBAAAE rgb(187, 170, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 68.2% blue (187, 170, 174).

Its hue angle is 346°, 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 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBAAAE color codes

HEX	`#BBAAAE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.13, 6.82, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.13, 6.83, 1.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.507, 42.371, 45.975)`
Decimal	`12298926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#BBAAAE 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 #BBAAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaaae; }
.text { color: #bbaaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaaae, #bbaeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBAAAE?: #BBAAAE 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 #BBAAAE?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 174: 187 red, 170 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAAAE?: The complementary color is #AABBB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAAAE?: 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.