What color is #BDA0AA?

#BDA0AA 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 #BDA0AA?

The RGB value is 189, 160, 170: 189 red, 160 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA0AA?

The complementary color is #A0BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA0AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA0AA color

#BDA0AA rgb(189, 160, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA0AA is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.7% green and 66.7% blue (189, 160, 170).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#BDA0AA color codes

HEX	`#BDA0AA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 160, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, 12.33, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 12.39, 354.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.812, 38.864, 43.374)`
Decimal	`12427434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA0AA, 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 #BDA0AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA0AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #BDA0AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda0aa; }
.text { color: #bda0aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda0aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 160 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda0aa, #bda5a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA0AA?: #BDA0AA 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 #BDA0AA?: The RGB value is 189, 160, 170: 189 red, 160 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA0AA?: The complementary color is #A0BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA0AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.