What color is #BBBAD2?

#BBBAD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBAD2?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 210: 187 red, 186 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBAD2?

The complementary color is #D1D2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBAD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBAD2 color

#BBBAD2 rgb(187, 186, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBBAD2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 82.4% blue (187, 186, 210).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 21% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#BBBAD2 color codes

HEX	`#BBBAD2`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 21%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, 5.04, -11.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 12.93, 292.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.683, 50.335, 68.059)`
Decimal	`12303058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBAD2, 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 #BBBAD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBAD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #BBBAD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbad2; }
.text { color: #bbbad2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbad2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbad2, #c7bad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BBBAD2?: #BBBAD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBAD2?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 210: 187 red, 186 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBAD2?: The complementary color is #D1D2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBAD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.