What color is #BD8991?

#BD8991 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 #BD8991?

The RGB value is 189, 137, 145: 189 red, 137 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8991?

The complementary color is #89BDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8991 color

#BD8991 rgb(189, 137, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD8991 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 53.7% green and 56.9% blue (189, 137, 145).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#BD8991 color codes

HEX	`#BD8991`
RGB	`rgb(189, 137, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 53.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.3, 21.02, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.3, 21.33, 9.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.043, 30.756, 30.873)`
Decimal	`12421521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8991, 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 #BD8991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #BD8991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8991; }
.text { color: #bd8991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 137 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8991, #bd9b89); }

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Questions

What color is #BD8991?: #BD8991 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 #BD8991?: The RGB value is 189, 137, 145: 189 red, 137 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8991?: The complementary color is #89BDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.