What color is #BDAAB6?

#BDAAB6 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 #BDAAB6?

The RGB value is 189, 170, 182: 189 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAAB6?

The complementary color is #AABDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAAB6 color

#BDAAB6 rgb(189, 170, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAAB6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.7% green and 71.4% blue (189, 170, 182).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#BDAAB6 color codes

HEX	`#BDAAB6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 170, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.7%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, 8.98, -3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 9.69, 337.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.803, 42.946, 50.229)`
Decimal	`12430006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAAB6, 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 #BDAAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #BDAAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaab6; }
.text { color: #bdaab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 170 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaab6, #bdaaac); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAAB6?: #BDAAB6 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 #BDAAB6?: The RGB value is 189, 170, 182: 189 red, 170 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAAB6?: The complementary color is #AABDB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.