What color is #BBACC0?

#BBACC0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBACC0?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 192: 187 red, 172 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBACC0?

The complementary color is #B1C0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBACC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBACC0 color

#BBACC0 rgb(187, 172, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBACC0 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 75.3% blue (187, 172, 192).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#BBACC0 color codes

HEX	`#BBACC0`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.15, 9.06, -8.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.15, 12.25, 317.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.759, 43.876, 55.97)`
Decimal	`12299456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBACC0, 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 #BBACC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBACC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #BBACC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbacc0; }
.text { color: #bbacc0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbacc0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbacc0, #c0acbb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBACC0?: #BBACC0 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBACC0?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 192: 187 red, 172 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBACC0?: The complementary color is #B1C0AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBACC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.