What color is #BDACBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDACBA?

The RGB value is 189, 172, 186: 189 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDACBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDACBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDACBA color

#BDACBA rgb(189, 172, 186)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.5% green and 72.9% blue (189, 172, 186).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#BDACBA color codes

HEX	`#BDACBA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 172, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.14, 8.62, -4.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.14, 9.93, 330.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.601, 43.87, 52.563)`
Decimal	`12430522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDACBA, 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 #BDACBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDACBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #BDACBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdacba; }
.text { color: #bdacba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdacba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 172 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdacba, #bdacb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDACBA?: #BDACBA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDACBA?: The RGB value is 189, 172, 186: 189 red, 172 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDACBA?: The complementary color is #ACBDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDACBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.