What color is #BDABBD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDABBD?

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

What is the complementary color of #BDABBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDABBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDABBD color

#BDABBD rgb(189, 171, 189)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Monet Magic (#C1ACC3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#BDABBD color codes

HEX	`#BDABBD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 171, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.1%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.97, 9.73, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.97, 11.89, 324.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.733, 43.619, 54.197)`
Decimal	`12430269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDABBD, 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 #BDABBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDABBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #BDABBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdabbd; }
.text { color: #bdabbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdabbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 171 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdabbd, #bdabb4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BDABBD?: #BDABBD is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Monet Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDABBD?: The RGB value is 189, 171, 189: 189 red, 171 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDABBD?: The complementary color is #ABBDAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDABBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.