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#BB97AE closest to Classy Mauve

#BB97AE is a light, muted pink; the closest named color is Classy Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(187, 151, 174)). Its HSL value is 322° hue, 21% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black. #BB97AE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.15:1.

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Variations of #BB97AE

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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#BB97AE 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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#BB97AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB97AE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0A3AD
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #989EAF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A39DAE
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0A3AD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A99FAD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0979F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD97A7
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A89FA5

#BB97AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.58:1 Very poor#BB97AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.15:1 Very good#BB97AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB97AE in CSS

/* Classy Mauve */
.color { color: #BB97AE; }
.background { background-color: #BB97AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB97AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 151 174);
color: hsl(322 21% 66%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.053 340.0);

#BB97AE FAQ

What color is #BB97AE?

#BB97AE is a light, muted pink. Its closest named color is Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB97AE?

#BB97AE is rgb(187, 151, 174) in RGB, hsl(322, 21%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB97AE?

The complementary color of #BB97AE is #97BBA4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB97AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB97AE: 8.15:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB97AE a warm or cool color?

#BB97AE is a warm color.