What color is #BBAEBB?

#BBAEBB 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 #BBAEBB?

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

What is the complementary color of #BBAEBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBAEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAEBB color

#BBAEBB rgb(187, 174, 187)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#BBAEBB color codes

HEX	`#BBAEBB`
RGB	`rgb(187, 174, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.2%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, 7.02, -4.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 8.59, 324.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.598, 44.425, 53.23)`
Decimal	`12299963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAEBB, 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 #BBAEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #BBAEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaebb; }
.text { color: #bbaebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 174 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaebb, #bbaeb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBAEBB?: #BBAEBB 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 #BBAEBB?: The RGB value is 187, 174, 187: 187 red, 174 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAEBB?: The complementary color is #AEBBAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.