What color is #BD979E?

#BD979E 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 #BD979E?

The RGB value is 189, 151, 158: 189 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD979E?

The complementary color is #97BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD979E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD979E color

#BD979E rgb(189, 151, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD979E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.2% green and 62% blue (189, 151, 158).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#BD979E color codes

HEX	`#BD979E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 151, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 59.2%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.08, 15.29, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.08, 15.39, 6.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.224, 35.422, 37.165)`
Decimal	`12425118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD979E, 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 #BD979E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD979E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #BD979E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd979e; }
.text { color: #bd979e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd979e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 151 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd979e, #bda397); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD979E?: #BD979E 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 #BD979E?: The RGB value is 189, 151, 158: 189 red, 151 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD979E?: The complementary color is #97BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD979E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.