What color is #BBAAB9?

#BBAAB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAAB9?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 185: 187 red, 170 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAAB9?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBAAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAAB9 color

#BBAAB9 rgb(187, 170, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAAB9 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 72.5% blue (187, 170, 185).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#BBAAB9 color codes

HEX	`#BBAAB9`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.43, 8.83, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.43, 10.37, 328.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.624, 42.818, 51.856)`
Decimal	`12298937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAAB9, 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 #BBAAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	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 #BBAAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaab9; }
.text { color: #bbaab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaab9, #bbaab1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAAB9?: #BBAAB9 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAAB9?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 185: 187 red, 170 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAAB9?: The complementary color is #AABBAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.