What color is #BDA0AB?

#BDA0AB 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 #BDA0AB?

The RGB value is 189, 160, 171: 189 red, 160 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA0AB?

The complementary color is #A0BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA0AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA0AB color

#BDA0AB rgb(189, 160, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA0AB is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 62.7% green and 67.1% blue (189, 160, 171).

Its hue angle is 337°, 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#BDA0AB color codes

HEX	`#BDA0AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 160, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 62.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 15%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.68, 12.51, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.68, 12.62, 352.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.907, 38.902, 43.874)`
Decimal	`12427435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA0AB, 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 #BDA0AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA0AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #BDA0AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda0ab; }
.text { color: #bda0ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda0ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 160 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda0ab, #bda4a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA0AB?: #BDA0AB 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 #BDA0AB?: The RGB value is 189, 160, 171: 189 red, 160 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA0AB?: The complementary color is #A0BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA0AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.