What color is #BDA3A8?

#BDA3A8 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 #BDA3A8?

The RGB value is 189, 163, 168: 189 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA3A8?

The complementary color is #A3BDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA3A8 color

#BDA3A8 rgb(189, 163, 168)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA3A8 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green and 65.9% blue (189, 163, 168).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#BDA3A8 color codes

HEX	`#BDA3A8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 163, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.36, 10.34, 0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.36, 10.38, 5.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.151, 39.841, 42.561)`
Decimal	`12428200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA3A8, 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 #BDA3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #BDA3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda3a8; }
.text { color: #bda3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 163 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda3a8, #bdaba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDA3A8?: #BDA3A8 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 #BDA3A8?: The RGB value is 189, 163, 168: 189 red, 163 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA3A8?: The complementary color is #A3BDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.