What color is #BBACAE?

#BBACAE 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 #BBACAE?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 174: 187 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBACAE?

The complementary color is #ACBBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBACAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBACAE color

#BBACAE rgb(187, 172, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 68.2% blue (187, 172, 174).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#BBACAE color codes

HEX	`#BBACAE`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.64, 5.73, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.64, 5.81, 9.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.885, 43.126, 46.101)`
Decimal	`12299438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBACAE, 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 #BBACAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBACAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #BBACAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbacae; }
.text { color: #bbacae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbacae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbacae, #bbb2ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBACAE?: #BBACAE 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 #BBACAE?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 174: 187 red, 172 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBACAE?: The complementary color is #ACBBB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBACAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.