What color is #BDACB7?

#BDACB7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDACB7?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 183: 189 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDACB7?

The complementary color is #ACBDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDACB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDACB7 color

#BDACB7 rgb(189, 172, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDACB7 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 71.8% blue (189, 172, 183).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#BDACB7 color codes

HEX	`#BDACB7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.06, 8.07, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.06, 8.76, 337.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.285, 43.743, 50.901)`
Decimal	`12430519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDACB7, 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 #BDACB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDACB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #BDACB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdacb7; }
.text { color: #bdacb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdacb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdacb7, #bdacae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDACB7?: #BDACB7 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDACB7?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 183: 189 red, 172 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDACB7?: The complementary color is #ACBDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDACB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.