What color is #BDAFAD?

#BDAFAD 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 #BDAFAD?

The RGB value is 189, 175, 173: 189 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAFAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAFAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAFAD color

#BDAFAD rgb(189, 175, 173)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.6% green and 67.8% blue (189, 175, 173).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#BDAFAD color codes

HEX	`#BDAFAD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 175, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.56, 4.65, 2.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.56, 5.45, 31.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.858, 44.497, 45.805)`
Decimal	`12431277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAFAD, 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 #BDAFAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAFAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	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 #BDAFAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdafad; }
.text { color: #bdafad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdafad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 175 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdafad, #bdb7ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDAFAD?: #BDAFAD 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 #BDAFAD?: The RGB value is 189, 175, 173: 189 red, 175 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAFAD?: The complementary color is #ADBBBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAFAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.