What color is #BD9FA9?

#BD9FA9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9FA9?

The RGB value is 189, 159, 169: 189 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9FA9?

The complementary color is #9FBDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9FA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9FA9 color

#BD9FA9 rgb(189, 159, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BD9FA9 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.4% green and 66.3% blue (189, 159, 169).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#BD9FA9 color codes

HEX	`#BD9FA9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 159, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.37, 12.71, -1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.37, 12.76, 355.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.545, 38.481, 42.82)`
Decimal	`12427177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9FA9, 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 #BD9FA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9FA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #BD9FA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9fa9; }
.text { color: #bd9fa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9fa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 159 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9fa9, #bda49f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BD9FA9?: #BD9FA9 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9FA9?: The RGB value is 189, 159, 169: 189 red, 159 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9FA9?: The complementary color is #9FBDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9FA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.