What color is #BBAFC2?

#BBAFC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAFC2?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 194: 187 red, 175 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAFC2?

The complementary color is #B6C2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAFC2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAFC2 color

#BBAFC2 rgb(187, 175, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAFC2 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 76.1% blue (187, 175, 194).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#BBAFC2 color codes

HEX	`#BBAFC2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 10%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.97, 7.81, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.97, 11.26, 313.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.56, 45.12, 57.337)`
Decimal	`12300226`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAFC2, 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 #BBAFC2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAFC2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #BBAFC2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbafc2; }
.text { color: #bbafc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbafc2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbafc2, #c2afbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAFC2?: #BBAFC2 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAFC2?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 194: 187 red, 175 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAFC2?: The complementary color is #B6C2AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAFC2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.