What color is #BDAAAC?

#BDAAAC 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 #BDAAAC?

The RGB value is 189, 170, 172: 189 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAAAC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAAAC color

#BDAAAC rgb(189, 170, 172)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.7% green and 67.5% blue (189, 170, 172).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#BDAAAC color codes

HEX	`#BDAAAC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 170, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.25, 7.2, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.25, 7.35, 11.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.807, 42.548, 44.979)`
Decimal	`12429996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAAAC, 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 #BDAAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #BDAAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaaac; }
.text { color: #bdaaac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaaac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 170 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaaac, #bdb1aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDAAAC?: #BDAAAC 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 #BDAAAC?: The RGB value is 189, 170, 172: 189 red, 170 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAAAC?: The complementary color is #AABDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.