What color is #BD94AB?

#BD94AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD94AB?

The RGB value is 189, 148, 171: 189 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD94AB?

The complementary color is #94BDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD94AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD94AB color

#BD94AB rgb(189, 148, 171)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD94AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 58% green and 67.1% blue (189, 148, 171).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 24% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#BD94AB color codes

HEX	`#BD94AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 148, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 58%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 24%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 22%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 19.15, -6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 20.1, 342.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.926, 34.94, 43.214)`
Decimal	`12424363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD94AB, 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 #BD94AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD94AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #BD94AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd94ab; }
.text { color: #bd94ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd94ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 148 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd94ab, #bd9497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BD94AB?: #BD94AB is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD94AB?: The RGB value is 189, 148, 171: 189 red, 148 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD94AB?: The complementary color is #94BDA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD94AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.