What color is #BD989E?

#BD989E 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 #BD989E?

The RGB value is 189, 152, 158: 189 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD989E?

The complementary color is #98BDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD989E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD989E color

#BD989E rgb(189, 152, 158)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD989E is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.6% green and 62% blue (189, 152, 158).

Its hue angle is 350°, 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 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#BD989E color codes

HEX	`#BD989E`
RGB	`rgb(189, 152, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 59.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.32, 14.74, 2.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.32, 14.89, 8.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.386, 35.745, 37.219)`
Decimal	`12425374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD989E, 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 #BD989E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD989E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	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 #BD989E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd989e; }
.text { color: #bd989e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd989e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 152 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd989e, #bda598); }

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Questions

What color is #BD989E?: #BD989E 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 #BD989E?: The RGB value is 189, 152, 158: 189 red, 152 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD989E?: The complementary color is #98BDB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD989E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.