What color is #BDB1B6?

#BDB1B6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB1B6?

The RGB value is 189, 177, 182: 189 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB1B6?

The complementary color is #B1BDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB1B6 color

#BDB1B6 rgb(189, 177, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB1B6 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.4% green and 71.4% blue (189, 177, 182).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Sheep (#BAAAAA), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#BDB1B6 color codes

HEX	`#BDB1B6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 177, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.4%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, 5.17, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 5.26, 348.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.151, 45.641, 50.678)`
Decimal	`12431798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB1B6, 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 #BDB1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #BDB1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb1b6; }
.text { color: #bdb1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 177 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb1b6, #bdb2b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #BDB1B6?: #BDB1B6 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Gray Sheep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB1B6?: The RGB value is 189, 177, 182: 189 red, 177 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB1B6?: The complementary color is #B1BDB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.