What color is #BDA9AB?

#BDA9AB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDA9AB?

The RGB value is 189, 169, 171: 189 red, 169 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDA9AB?

The complementary color is #A9BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDA9AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDA9AB color

#BDA9AB rgb(189, 169, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDA9AB is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.3% green and 67.1% blue (189, 169, 171).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#BDA9AB color codes

HEX	`#BDA9AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 169, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 11%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.96, 7.57, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.96, 7.74, 12.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.524, 42.136, 44.413)`
Decimal	`12429739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDA9AB, 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 #BDA9AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDA9AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	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 #BDA9AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bda9ab; }
.text { color: #bda9ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bda9ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 169 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bda9ab, #bdb1a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDA9AB?: #BDA9AB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDA9AB?: The RGB value is 189, 169, 171: 189 red, 169 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDA9AB?: The complementary color is #A9BDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDA9AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.