What color is #BD8A95?

#BD8A95 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 #BD8A95?

The RGB value is 189, 138, 149: 189 red, 138 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD8A95?

The complementary color is #8ABDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD8A95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD8A95 color

#BD8A95 rgb(189, 138, 149)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD8A95 is a light, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 54.1% green and 58.4% blue (189, 138, 149).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 28% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#BD8A95 color codes

HEX	`#BD8A95`
RGB	`rgb(189, 138, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 54.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 28%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.65, 21.08, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.65, 21.16, 4.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.5, 31.167, 32.574)`
Decimal	`12421781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD8A95, 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 #BD8A95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD8A95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #BD8A95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd8a95; }
.text { color: #bd8a95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd8a95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 138 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd8a95, #bd988a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD8A95?: #BD8A95 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 #BD8A95?: The RGB value is 189, 138, 149: 189 red, 138 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD8A95?: The complementary color is #8ABDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD8A95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.