What color is #BDB1BF?

#BDB1BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB1BF?

The RGB value is 189, 177, 191: 189 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB1BF?

The complementary color is #B3BFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB1BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB1BF color

#BDB1BF rgb(189, 177, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB1BF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 69.4% green and 74.9% blue (189, 177, 191).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 10% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Last of the Lilacs (#CBBBCD), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.2:1).

#BDB1BF color codes

HEX	`#BDB1BF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 177, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 69.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 10%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 7%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.56, 6.84, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.56, 8.82, 320.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.111, 46.025, 55.735)`
Decimal	`12431807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB1BF, 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 #BDB1BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB1BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.2:1	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 #BDB1BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb1bf; }
.text { color: #bdb1bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb1bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 177 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb1bf, #bfb1ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB1BF?: #BDB1BF is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Last of the Lilacs. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB1BF?: The RGB value is 189, 177, 191: 189 red, 177 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB1BF?: The complementary color is #B3BFB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB1BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.