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#BBA5B2 Color

#BBA5B2 is rgb(187, 165, 178) in RGB, hsl(325, 14%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBA5B2
HEX#BBA5B2
RGBrgb(187, 165, 178)
HSLhsl(325, 14%, 69%)
HSVhsv(325, 12%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.031 341.6)
LABlab(69.99% 9.97 -3.63)
LCHlch(69.99% 10.61 339.99)

What #BBA5B2 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 #BBA5B2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 5.49Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 5.87Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 5.99Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 6.34Digital Lavender#C8B7C9ΔE 7.17Silver Pink#C4AEADΔE 8.04

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

#BBA5B2 Channel Values

How #BBA5B2 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 165 · B 1788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 325° · S 14% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 325° · S 12% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 5% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBA5B2 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBA5B2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBA5B2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBA5B2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BBA5B2
Complementary
#A5BBAE
Analogous
#B9A5BB
Analogous
#BBA5A7
Triadic
#B2BBA5
Triadic
#A5B2BB
Split comp.
#A7BBA5
Split comp.
#A5BBB9

Tints & Shades of #BBA5B2

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.

Tints

#C4B1BC
#CDBCC6
#D5C8D0
#E0D6DC
#E9E2E6
#F2EEF0

Shades

#A78B9B
#916E82
#775A6B
#5D4654
#43323C
#261D22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBA5B2.

How #BBA5B2 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#BBA5B2
Protanopia#A9A9B2
Protanomaly#B0A7B2
Deuteranopia#ADADB1
Deuteranomaly#B3AAB2
Tritanopia#BAA7A7
Tritanomaly#BAA6AB
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBA5B2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bba5b2: #BBA5B2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBA5B2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bba5b2': '#BBA5B2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.647, blue: 0.698)
Android XML<color name="color_bba5b2">#BBA5B2</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBA5B2"

More Pink Colors

#BBA5B2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#BBA5B2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBA5B2?

#BBA5B2 is a light pink — rgb(187, 165, 178) in RGB and hsl(325, 14%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lilac Luster (#AE98AA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.49.

What is the RGB value of #BBA5B2?

#BBA5B2 is rgb(187, 165, 178) — red 187, green 165, and blue 178 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBA5B2?

#BBA5B2 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 5%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBA5B2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBA5B2 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBA5B2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBA5B2 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 10.64, which is visibly different.

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