What color is #BDB0B8?

#BDB0B8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB0B8?

The RGB value is 189, 176, 184: 189 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB0B8?

The complementary color is #B0BDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB0B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB0B8 color

#BDB0B8 rgb(189, 176, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB0B8 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69% green and 72.2% blue (189, 176, 184).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 9% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% 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 10.07:1).

#BDB0B8 color codes

HEX	`#BDB0B8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 176, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 9%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.11, 6.07, -2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.11, 6.53, 338.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.162, 45.331, 51.709)`
Decimal	`12431544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB0B8, 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 #BDB0B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB0B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #BDB0B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb0b8; }
.text { color: #bdb0b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb0b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 176 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb0b8, #bdb0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB0B8?: #BDB0B8 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB0B8?: The RGB value is 189, 176, 184: 189 red, 176 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB0B8?: The complementary color is #B0BDB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB0B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.