What color is #BDAFAB?

#BDAFAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDAFAB?

The RGB value is 189, 175, 171: 189 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAFAB?

The complementary color is #ABB9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDAFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAFAB color

#BDAFAB rgb(189, 175, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.6% green and 67.1% blue (189, 175, 171).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#BDAFAB color codes

HEX	`#BDAFAB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 175, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.51, 4.31, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.51, 5.78, 41.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.666, 44.42, 44.794)`
Decimal	`12431275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAFAB, 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 #BDAFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #BDAFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdafab; }
.text { color: #bdafab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdafab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 175 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdafab, #bdb8ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDAFAB?: #BDAFAB is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Taupedo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDAFAB?: The RGB value is 189, 175, 171: 189 red, 175 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAFAB?: The complementary color is #ABB9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.