What color is #BD818C?

#BD818C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD818C?

The RGB value is 189, 129, 140: 189 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD818C?

The complementary color is #81BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD818C color

#BD818C rgb(189, 129, 140)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD818C is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (189, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#BD818C color codes

HEX	`#BD818C`
RGB	`rgb(189, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 32%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, 24.72, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 24.97, 8.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.571, 28.415, 28.522)`
Decimal	`12419468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD818C, 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 #BD818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #BD818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd818c; }
.text { color: #bd818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd818c, #bd9481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #BD818C?: #BD818C is a light, desaturated red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD818C?: The RGB value is 189, 129, 140: 189 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD818C?: The complementary color is #81BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.