What color is #BDB1BB?

#BDB1BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB1BB?

The RGB value is 189, 177, 187: 189 red, 177 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB1BB?

The complementary color is #B1BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB1BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB1BB color

#BDB1BB rgb(189, 177, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB1BB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.4% green and 73.3% blue (189, 177, 187).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#BDB1BB color codes

HEX	`#BDB1BB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 177, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 6%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, 6.09, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 7.04, 329.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.677, 45.851, 53.448)`
Decimal	`12431803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB1BB, 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 #BDB1BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB1BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #BDB1BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb1bb; }
.text { color: #bdb1bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb1bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 177 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb1bb, #bdb1b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB1BB?: #BDB1BB is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB1BB?: The RGB value is 189, 177, 187: 189 red, 177 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB1BB?: The complementary color is #B1BDB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB1BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.