What color is #BDA3AF?

#BDA3AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA3AF?

The RGB value is 189, 163, 175: 189 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA3AF?

The complementary color is #A3BDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA3AF color

#BDA3AF rgb(189, 163, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA3AF is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 63.9% green and 68.6% blue (189, 163, 175).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#BDA3AF color codes

HEX	`#BDA3AF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 163, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 63.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.55, 11.56, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.55, 11.86, 346.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.821, 40.109, 46.088)`
Decimal	`12428207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA3AF, 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 #BDA3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	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 #BDA3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda3af; }
.text { color: #bda3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 163 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda3af, #bda4a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA3AF?: #BDA3AF is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA3AF?: The RGB value is 189, 163, 175: 189 red, 163 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA3AF?: The complementary color is #A3BDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.