What color is #BDACAD?

#BDACAD 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 #BDACAD?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 173: 189 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDACAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDACAD?

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.

#BDACAD color

#BDACAD rgb(189, 172, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 67.8% blue (189, 172, 173).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% 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 9.67:1).

#BDACAD color codes

HEX	`#BDACAD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.79, 6.28, 1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.79, 6.51, 15.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.281, 43.342, 45.613)`
Decimal	`12430509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#BDACAD 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 #BDACAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdacad; }
.text { color: #bdacad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdacad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdacad, #bdb3ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDACAD?: #BDACAD 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 #BDACAD?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 173: 189 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDACAD?: The complementary color is #ACBDBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDACAD?: 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.