What color is #BD9FB5?

#BD9FB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BD9FB5?

The RGB value is 189, 159, 181: 189 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BD9FB5?

The complementary color is #9FBDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BD9FB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BD9FB5 color

#BD9FB5 rgb(189, 159, 181)

Shades of pink

The hex color #BD9FB5 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.4% green and 71% blue (189, 159, 181).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 19% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Lily (#C19FB3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#BD9FB5 color codes

HEX	`#BD9FB5`
RGB	`rgb(189, 159, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.4%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 19%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 16%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.72, 14.84, -7.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.72, 16.51, 334.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.724, 38.952, 49.028)`
Decimal	`12427189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BD9FB5, 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 #BD9FB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BD9FB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #BD9FB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bd9fb5; }
.text { color: #bd9fb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bd9fb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 159 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bd9fb5, #bd9fa6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BD9FB5?: #BD9FB5 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Lily. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BD9FB5?: The RGB value is 189, 159, 181: 189 red, 159 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BD9FB5?: The complementary color is #9FBDA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BD9FB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.