What color is #BD9DA1?

#BD9DA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9DA1?

The RGB value is 189, 157, 161: 189 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9DA1?

The complementary color is #9DBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9DA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9DA1 color

#BD9DA1 rgb(189, 157, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BD9DA1 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 61.6% green and 63.1% blue (189, 157, 161).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mutabilis (#C29594), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#BD9DA1 color codes

HEX	`#BD9DA1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 157, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 61.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 17%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, 12.47, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 12.69, 10.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.476, 37.507, 38.871)`
Decimal	`12426657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9DA1, 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 #BD9DA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9DA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #BD9DA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9da1; }
.text { color: #bd9da1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9da1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 157 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9da1, #bda99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BD9DA1?: #BD9DA1 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Mutabilis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9DA1?: The RGB value is 189, 157, 161: 189 red, 157 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9DA1?: The complementary color is #9DBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9DA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.