What color is #BBAAC4?

#BBAAC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAAC4?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 196: 187 red, 170 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAAC4?

The complementary color is #B3C4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAAC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAAC4 color

#BBAAC4 rgb(187, 170, 196)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBAAC4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 76.9% blue (187, 170, 196).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 18% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.66:1).

#BBAAC4 color codes

HEX	`#BBAAC4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 18%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.76, 10.94, -11.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.76, 15.52, 314.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.83, 43.3, 58.21)`
Decimal	`12298948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAAC4, 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 #BBAAC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAAC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.66:1	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 #BBAAC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaac4; }
.text { color: #bbaac4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaac4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaac4, #c4aac0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAAC4?: #BBAAC4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAAC4?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 196: 187 red, 170 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAAC4?: The complementary color is #B3C4AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAAC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.