What color is #BDA2A7?

#BDA2A7 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 #BDA2A7?

The RGB value is 189, 162, 167: 189 red, 162 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA2A7?

The complementary color is #A2BDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA2A7 color

#BDA2A7 rgb(189, 162, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA2A7 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.5% green and 65.5% blue (189, 162, 167).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#BDA2A7 color codes

HEX	`#BDA2A7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 162, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.08, 10.72, 1.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.08, 10.77, 5.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.881, 39.451, 42.013)`
Decimal	`12427943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA2A7, 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 #BDA2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	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 #BDA2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda2a7; }
.text { color: #bda2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 162 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda2a7, #bdaba2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDA2A7?: #BDA2A7 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 #BDA2A7?: The RGB value is 189, 162, 167: 189 red, 162 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA2A7?: The complementary color is #A2BDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.