What color is #BBAFAD?

#BBAFAD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAFAD?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 173: 187 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAFAD?

The complementary color is #ADB9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAFAD color

#BBAFAD rgb(187, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (187, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#BBAFAD color codes

HEX	`#BBAFAD`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.39, 3.93, 2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.39, 4.69, 33.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.365, 44.242, 45.782)`
Decimal	`12300205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAFAD, 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 #BBAFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	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 #BBAFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbafad; }
.text { color: #bbafad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbafad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbafad, #bbb6ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BBAFAD?: #BBAFAD is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAFAD?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 173: 187 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAFAD?: The complementary color is #ADB9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.