What color is #BD8397?

#BD8397 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD8397?

The RGB value is 189, 131, 151: 189 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8397?

The complementary color is #83BDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8397?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8397 color

#BD8397 rgb(189, 131, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD8397 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 51.4% green and 59.2% blue (189, 131, 151).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 31% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#BD8397 color codes

HEX	`#BD8397`
RGB	`rgb(189, 131, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 51.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 31%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 31%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.03, 25.27, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.03, 25.33, 356.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.689, 29.288, 33.098)`
Decimal	`12419991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8397, 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 #BD8397	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BD8397 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #BD8397 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8397; }
.text { color: #bd8397; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8397; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 131 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8397, #bd8c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BD8397?: #BD8397 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD8397?: The RGB value is 189, 131, 151: 189 red, 131 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8397?: The complementary color is #83BDA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8397?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.