What color is #BD82A8?

#BD82A8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD82A8?

The RGB value is 189, 130, 168: 189 red, 130 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD82A8?

The complementary color is #82BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD82A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD82A8 color

#BD82A8 rgb(189, 130, 168)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD82A8 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 51% green and 65.9% blue (189, 130, 168).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Romanov Mauve (#B97DA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#BD82A8 color codes

HEX	`#BD82A8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 130, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 51%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.32, 28.62, -10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.32, 30.64, 339.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.037, 29.613, 40.856)`
Decimal	`12419752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD82A8, 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 #BD82A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD82A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #BD82A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd82a8; }
.text { color: #bd82a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd82a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 130 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd82a8, #bd828b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD82A8?: #BD82A8 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Romanov Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD82A8?: The RGB value is 189, 130, 168: 189 red, 130 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD82A8?: The complementary color is #82BD97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD82A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.