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#BB90AA Color

#BB90AA is rgb(187, 144, 170) in RGB, hsl(324, 24%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB90AA
HEX#BB90AA
RGBrgb(187, 144, 170)
HSLhsl(324, 24%, 65%)
HSVhsv(324, 23%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.062 341.9)
LABlab(64.55% 19.88 -7.13)
LCHlch(64.55% 21.12 340.28)

What #BB90AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB90AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#BB90AA Channel Values

How #BB90AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 144 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 24% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 23% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 9% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.73:1 vs white · 7.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB90AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB90AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB90AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BB90AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB90AA.

How #BB90AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB90AA
Protanopia#9898AA
Protanomaly#A795AA
Deuteranopia#A0A0A9
Deuteranomaly#AB9AA9
Tritanopia#B89494
Tritanomaly#B9929D
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB90AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb90aa: #BB90AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB90AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb90aa': '#BB90AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.565, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_bb90aa">#BB90AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB90AA"

More Pink Colors

#BB90AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB90AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB90AA?

#BB90AA is a light pink — rgb(187, 144, 170) in RGB and hsl(324, 24%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Opera Mauve (#B784A7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.55.

What is the RGB value of #BB90AA?

#BB90AA is rgb(187, 144, 170) — red 187, green 144, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB90AA?

#BB90AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB90AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB90AA scores 2.73:1 against white and 7.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB90AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB90AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.29, which is visibly different.

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