What color is #BDABAF?

#BDABAF 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 #BDABAF?

The RGB value is 189, 171, 175: 189 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDABAF?

The complementary color is #ABBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDABAF color

#BDABAF rgb(189, 171, 175)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (189, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#BDABAF color codes

HEX	`#BDABAF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.58, 7.18, 0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.58, 7.18, 2.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.286, 43.04, 46.576)`
Decimal	`12430255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDABAF, 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 #BDABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	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 #BDABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdabaf; }
.text { color: #bdabaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdabaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdabaf, #bdb0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDABAF?: #BDABAF 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 #BDABAF?: The RGB value is 189, 171, 175: 189 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDABAF?: The complementary color is #ABBDB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.