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#BB9AAA Classy Mauve

#BB9AAA is a light, muted pink named Classy Mauve. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 60.4% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(187, 154, 170)). Its HSL value is 331° hue, 20% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black. #BB9AAA is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.32:1.

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Variations of #BB9AAA

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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#BB9AAA 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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#BB9AAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9AAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A4A5A9
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CA0AB
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A59FAA
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A4A5A9
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABA1A9
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C09A9F
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BD9AA5
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A1A5

#BB9AAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.53:1 Very poor#BB9AAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.32:1 Very good#BB9AAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9AAA in CSS

/* Classy Mauve */
.color { color: #BB9AAA; }
.background { background-color: #BB9AAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9AAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 154 170);
color: hsl(331 20% 67%);
color: oklch(0.721 0.045 347.5);

#BB9AAA FAQ

What color is #BB9AAA?

#BB9AAA 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 #BB9AAA?

#BB9AAA is rgb(187, 154, 170) in RGB, hsl(331, 20%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9AAA?

The complementary color of #BB9AAA is #9ABBAB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9AAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9AAA: 8.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9AAA a warm or cool color?

#BB9AAA is a warm color.