What color is #BDADBB?

#BDADBB 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 #BDADBB?

The RGB value is 189, 173, 187: 189 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDADBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDADBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDADBB color

#BDADBB rgb(189, 173, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 67.8% green and 73.3% blue (189, 173, 187).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#BDADBB color codes

HEX	`#BDADBB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 173, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 67.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.42, 8.26, -5.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.42, 9.69, 328.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.898, 44.294, 53.188)`
Decimal	`12430779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDADBB, 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 #BDADBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDADBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #BDADBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdadbb; }
.text { color: #bdadbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdadbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 173 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdadbb, #bdadb3); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #BDADBB?: #BDADBB 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 #BDADBB?: The RGB value is 189, 173, 187: 189 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDADBB?: The complementary color is #ADBDAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDADBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.