What color is #BDABAB?

#BDABAB 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 #BDABAB?

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

What is the complementary color of #BDABAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDABAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDABAB color

#BDABAB rgb(189, 171, 171)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#BDABAB color codes

HEX	`#BDABAB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 171, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.48, 6.48, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.48, 6.9, 20.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.899, 42.886, 44.538)`
Decimal	`12430251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDABAB, 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 #BDABAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDABAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	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 #BDABAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdabab; }
.text { color: #bdabab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdabab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 171 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdabab, #bdb4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDABAB?: #BDABAB 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 #BDABAB?: The RGB value is 189, 171, 171: 189 red, 171 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDABAB?: The complementary color is #ABBDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDABAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.