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#BB8A97 closest to Punched Pink

#BB8A97 is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Punched Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.1% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(187, 138, 151)). Its HSL value is 344° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black. #BB8A97 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.20:1.

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Variations of #BB8A97

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB8A97 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB8A97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB8A97 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9C9A96
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #909297
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D9197
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9C9A96
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A59596
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4878E
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF8993
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A19497

#BB8A97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#BB8A97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.20:1 Very good#BB8A97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB8A97 in CSS

/* Punched Pink */
.color { color: #BB8A97; }
.background { background-color: #BB8A97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB8A97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 138 151);
color: hsl(344 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.685 0.062 1.4);

#BB8A97 FAQ

What color is #BB8A97?

#BB8A97 is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB8A97?

#BB8A97 is rgb(187, 138, 151) in RGB, hsl(344, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB8A97?

The complementary color of #BB8A97 is #8ABBAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB8A97?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB8A97: 7.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB8A97 a warm or cool color?

#BB8A97 is a warm color.