What color is #BDA6B6?

#BDA6B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA6B6?

The RGB value is 189, 166, 182: 189 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA6B6?

The complementary color is #A6BDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA6B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA6B6 color

#BDA6B6 rgb(189, 166, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA6B6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 65.1% green and 71.4% blue (189, 166, 182).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#BDA6B6 color codes

HEX	`#BDA6B6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 166, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 65.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, 11.17, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 12.3, 335.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.065, 41.469, 49.983)`
Decimal	`12428982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA6B6, 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 #BDA6B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA6B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #BDA6B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda6b6; }
.text { color: #bda6b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda6b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 166 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda6b6, #bda6ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDA6B6?: #BDA6B6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA6B6?: The RGB value is 189, 166, 182: 189 red, 166 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA6B6?: The complementary color is #A6BDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA6B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.