What color is #BD87AB?

#BD87AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD87AB?

The RGB value is 189, 135, 171: 189 red, 135 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD87AB?

The complementary color is #87BD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD87AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD87AB color

#BD87AB rgb(189, 135, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD87AB is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 52.9% green and 67.1% blue (189, 135, 171).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mauve Magic (#BF91B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#BD87AB color codes

HEX	`#BD87AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 135, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 52.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.58, 26.37, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.58, 28.48, 337.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.001, 31.089, 42.572)`
Decimal	`12421035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD87AB, 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 #BD87AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD87AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #BD87AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd87ab; }
.text { color: #bd87ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd87ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 135 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd87ab, #bd8790); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #BD87AB?: #BD87AB is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mauve Magic. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD87AB?: The RGB value is 189, 135, 171: 189 red, 135 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD87AB?: The complementary color is #87BD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD87AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.