Close to Pastel Purple
#BBAABE
#BBAABE is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBAABE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.19:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.61:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.19:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.61:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBAABE as they’d see it.
#BBAABE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBAABE
What color is #BBAABE?
#BBAABE is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green, and 74.5% blue. Its hue is 291°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBAABE in RGB?
#BBAABE is rgb(187, 170, 190): 187 red, 170 green, and 190 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBAABE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 11, 0, 25). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBAABE?
PANTONE 2653 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBAABE?
Its complement #A3B4A0 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.