What color is #BD8795?

#BD8795 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 #BD8795?

The RGB value is 189, 135, 149: 189 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8795?

The complementary color is #87BDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8795 color

#BD8795 rgb(189, 135, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD8795 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.9% green and 58.4% blue (189, 135, 149).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#BD8795 color codes

HEX	`#BD8795`
RGB	`rgb(189, 135, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 52.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 22.74, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 22.76, 1.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.075, 30.318, 32.432)`
Decimal	`12421013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8795, 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 #BD8795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #BD8795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8795; }
.text { color: #bd8795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 135 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8795, #bd9487); }

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Questions

What color is #BD8795?: #BD8795 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 #BD8795?: The RGB value is 189, 135, 149: 189 red, 135 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8795?: The complementary color is #87BDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.