What color is #BD989F?

#BD989F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD989F?

The RGB value is 189, 152, 159: 189 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD989F?

The complementary color is #98BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD989F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD989F color

#BD989F rgb(189, 152, 159)

Shades of red

The hex color #BD989F is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 59.6% green and 62.4% blue (189, 152, 159).

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 Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#BD989F color codes

HEX	`#BD989F`
RGB	`rgb(189, 152, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 59.6%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.35, 14.9, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.35, 14.98, 6.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.472, 35.78, 37.674)`
Decimal	`12425375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD989F, 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 #BD989F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD989F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #BD989F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd989f; }
.text { color: #bd989f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd989f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 152 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd989f, #bda498); }

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Questions

What color is #BD989F?: #BD989F is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD989F?: The RGB value is 189, 152, 159: 189 red, 152 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD989F?: The complementary color is #98BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD989F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.