What color is #BDBACE?

#BDBACE is a light, grayish blue known as Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blue Haze?

The RGB value is 189, 186, 206: 189 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blue Haze?

The complementary color is #CBCEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blue Haze color: hex code #BDBACE

#BDBACE rgb(189, 186, 206)

Shades of gray

Blue Haze has the hex code #BDBACE. It is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (189, 186, 206).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

Blue Haze (#BDBACE) color codes

HEX	`#BDBACE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 186, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.9%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 10%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, 4.89, -9.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 10.83, 296.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.684, 50.393, 65.49)`
Decimal	`12434126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blue Haze, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BDBACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BDBACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbace; }
.text { color: #bdbace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 186 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbace, #c7bace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

See #BDBACE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BDBACE?: #BDBACE is a light, grayish blue known as Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blue Haze?: The RGB value is 189, 186, 206: 189 red, 186 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blue Haze?: The complementary color is #CBCEBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.