What color is #BDAABF?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDAABF?

The RGB value is 189, 170, 191: 189 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAABF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAABF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAABF color

#BDAABF rgb(189, 170, 191)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 66.7% green and 74.9% blue (189, 170, 191).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#BDAABF color codes

HEX	`#BDAABF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 170, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 66.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.78, 10.66, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.78, 13.46, 322.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.764, 43.33, 55.286)`
Decimal	`12430015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAABF, 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 #BDAABF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAABF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	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 #BDAABF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdaabf; }
.text { color: #bdaabf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdaabf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 170 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdaabf, #bfaab6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAABF?: #BDAABF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAABF?: The RGB value is 189, 170, 191: 189 red, 170 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAABF?: The complementary color is #ACBFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAABF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.