What color is #BD9AB0?

#BD9AB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9AB0?

The RGB value is 189, 154, 176: 189 red, 154 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9AB0?

The complementary color is #9ABDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9AB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9AB0 color

#BD9AB0 rgb(189, 154, 176)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD9AB0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 60.4% green and 69% blue (189, 154, 176).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#BD9AB0 color codes

HEX	`#BD9AB0`
RGB	`rgb(189, 154, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 60.4%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.33, 16.71, -6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.33, 17.93, 338.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.378, 37.066, 46.093)`
Decimal	`12425904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9AB0, 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 #BD9AB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9AB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #BD9AB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9ab0; }
.text { color: #bd9ab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9ab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 154 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9ab0, #bd9a9f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BD9AB0?: #BD9AB0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9AB0?: The RGB value is 189, 154, 176: 189 red, 154 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9AB0?: The complementary color is #9ABDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9AB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.