What color is #BD7E84?

#BD7E84 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD7E84?

The RGB value is 189, 126, 132: 189 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD7E84?

The complementary color is #7EBDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD7E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD7E84 color

#BD7E84 rgb(189, 126, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD7E84 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 49.4% green and 51.8% blue (189, 126, 132).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 32% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 30% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Old Rose (#C08081), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#BD7E84 color codes

HEX	`#BD7E84`
RGB	`rgb(189, 126, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 49.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 32%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 33%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 30%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.35, 25.25, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.35, 26.15, 15.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.613, 27.409, 25.398)`
Decimal	`12418692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD7E84, 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 #BD7E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD7E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	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 #BD7E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd7e84; }
.text { color: #bd7e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd7e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 126 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd7e84, #bd987e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD7E84?: #BD7E84 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Old Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD7E84?: The RGB value is 189, 126, 132: 189 red, 126 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD7E84?: The complementary color is #7EBDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD7E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.