What color is #BDA0A4?

#BDA0A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA0A4?

The RGB value is 189, 160, 164: 189 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA0A4?

The complementary color is #A0BDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA0A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA0A4 color

#BDA0A4 rgb(189, 160, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA0A4 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.7% green and 64.3% blue (189, 160, 164).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#BDA0A4 color codes

HEX	`#BDA0A4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 160, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.49, 11.31, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.49, 11.47, 9.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.258, 38.642, 40.453)`
Decimal	`12427428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA0A4, 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 #BDA0A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA0A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #BDA0A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda0a4; }
.text { color: #bda0a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda0a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 160 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda0a4, #bdaba0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #BDA0A4?: #BDA0A4 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA0A4?: The RGB value is 189, 160, 164: 189 red, 160 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA0A4?: The complementary color is #A0BDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA0A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.