What color is #BD838D?

#BD838D 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 #BD838D?

The RGB value is 189, 131, 141: 189 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD838D?

The complementary color is #83BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD838D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD838D color

#BD838D rgb(189, 131, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD838D is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 51.4% green and 55.3% blue (189, 131, 141).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 25% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#BD838D color codes

HEX	`#BD838D`
RGB	`rgb(189, 131, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 51.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 25%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.76, 23.76, 3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.76, 24.04, 8.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.911, 28.976, 29.001)`
Decimal	`12419981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD838D, 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 #BD838D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD838D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #BD838D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd838d; }
.text { color: #bd838d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd838d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 131 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd838d, #bd9683); }

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Questions

What color is #BD838D?: #BD838D 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 #BD838D?: The RGB value is 189, 131, 141: 189 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD838D?: The complementary color is #83BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD838D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.