What color is #BBADB8?

#BBADB8 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 #BBADB8?

The RGB value is 187, 173, 184: 187 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBADB8?

The complementary color is #ADBBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBADB8?

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.

#BBADB8 color

#BBADB8 rgb(187, 173, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBADB8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.8% green and 72.2% blue (187, 173, 184).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 2% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBADB8 color codes

HEX	`#BBADB8`
RGB	`rgb(187, 173, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 2%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.17, 7, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.17, 7.97, 331.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.088, 43.913, 51.492)`
Decimal	`12299704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBADB8, 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 #BBADB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBADB8 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 #BBADB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbadb8; }
.text { color: #bbadb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbadb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 173 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbadb8, #bbadb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBADB8?: #BBADB8 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 #BBADB8?: The RGB value is 187, 173, 184: 187 red, 173 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBADB8?: The complementary color is #ADBBB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBADB8?: 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.