What color is #BDAFB2?

#BDAFB2 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 #BDAFB2?

The RGB value is 189, 175, 178: 189 red, 175 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDAFB2?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDAFB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDAFB2 color

#BDAFB2 rgb(189, 175, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDAFB2 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 68.6% green and 69.8% blue (189, 175, 178).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 10% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#BDAFB2 color codes

HEX	`#BDAFB2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 175, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 68.6%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 10%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.69, 5.53, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.69, 5.54, 2.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.351, 44.694, 48.401)`
Decimal	`12431282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDAFB2, 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 #BDAFB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDAFB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #BDAFB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdafb2; }
.text { color: #bdafb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdafb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 175 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdafb2, #bdb3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDAFB2?: #BDAFB2 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 #BDAFB2?: The RGB value is 189, 175, 178: 189 red, 175 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDAFB2?: The complementary color is #AFBDBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDAFB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.