What color is #BBAFAC?

#BBAFAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAFAC?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 172: 187 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAFAC?

The complementary color is #ACB8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAFAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAFAC color

#BBAFAC rgb(187, 175, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 67.5% blue (187, 175, 172).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 10% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#BBAFAC color codes

HEX	`#BBAFAC`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 10%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.36, 3.75, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.36, 4.85, 39.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.269, 44.204, 45.275)`
Decimal	`12300204`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAFAC, 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 #BBAFAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAFAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #BBAFAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbafac; }
.text { color: #bbafac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbafac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbafac, #bbb7ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAFAC?: #BBAFAC is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAFAC?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 172: 187 red, 175 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAFAC?: The complementary color is #ACB8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAFAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.