What color is #BDB1AD?

#BDB1AD 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 #BDB1AD?

The RGB value is 189, 177, 173: 189 red, 177 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB1AD?

The complementary color is #ADB9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB1AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB1AD color

#BDB1AD rgb(189, 177, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB1AD is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.4% green and 67.8% blue (189, 177, 173).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Taupedo (#BAAEA8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#BDB1AD color codes

HEX	`#BDB1AD`
RGB	`rgb(189, 177, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.08, 3.57, 3.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.08, 5.06, 45.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.25, 45.281, 45.936)`
Decimal	`12431789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB1AD, 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 #BDB1AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB1AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #BDB1AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb1ad; }
.text { color: #bdb1ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb1ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 177 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb1ad, #bdb9ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDB1AD?: #BDB1AD 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 #BDB1AD?: The RGB value is 189, 177, 173: 189 red, 177 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB1AD?: The complementary color is #ADB9BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB1AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.