What color is #BDB4B4?

#BDB4B4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB4B4?

The RGB value is 189, 180, 180: 189 red, 180 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB4B4?

The complementary color is #B4BDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB4B4 color

#BDB4B4 rgb(189, 180, 180)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB4B4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 70.6% green and 70.6% blue (189, 180, 180).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 6% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous (#C4B9B8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#BDB4B4 color codes

HEX	`#BDB4B4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 180, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 70.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 6%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, 3.19, 1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 3.38, 19.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.545, 46.757, 49.797)`
Decimal	`12432564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB4B4, 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 #BDB4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #BDB4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb4b4; }
.text { color: #bdb4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 180 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb4b4, #bdb9b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDB4B4?: #BDB4B4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB4B4?: The RGB value is 189, 180, 180: 189 red, 180 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB4B4?: The complementary color is #B4BDBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.