What color is #BBAAC5?

#BBAAC5 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 #BBAAC5?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 197: 187 red, 170 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAAC5?

The complementary color is #B4C5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAAC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAAC5 color

#BBAAC5 rgb(187, 170, 197)

Shades of purple

The hex color #BBAAC5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 77.3% blue (187, 170, 197).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#BBAAC5 color codes

HEX	`#BBAAC5`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 14%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, 11.14, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 16.02, 314.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.945, 43.346, 58.811)`
Decimal	`12298949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAAC5, 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 #BBAAC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAAC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #BBAAC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaac5; }
.text { color: #bbaac5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaac5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaac5, #c5aac2); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBAAC5?: #BBAAC5 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 #BBAAC5?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 197: 187 red, 170 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAAC5?: The complementary color is #B4C5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAAC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.