What color is #BD9699?

#BD9699 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9699?

The RGB value is 189, 150, 153: 189 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9699?

The complementary color is #96BDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9699?

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.

#BD9699 color

#BD9699 rgb(189, 150, 153)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD9699 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 58.8% green and 60% blue (189, 150, 153).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BD9699 color codes

HEX	`#BD9699`
RGB	`rgb(189, 150, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 58.8%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 15.04, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 15.57, 14.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.643, 34.933, 34.891)`
Decimal	`12424857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9699, 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 #BD9699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9699 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 #BD9699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9699; }
.text { color: #bd9699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 150 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9699, #bda796); }

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Questions

What color is #BD9699?: #BD9699 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9699?: The RGB value is 189, 150, 153: 189 red, 150 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9699?: The complementary color is #96BDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9699?: 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.