What color is #BDB5BC?

#BDB5BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB5BC?

The RGB value is 189, 181, 188: 189 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB5BC?

The complementary color is #B5BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB5BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB5BC color

#BDB5BC rgb(189, 181, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB5BC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71% green and 73.7% blue (189, 181, 188).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 6% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Silver Fox (#BDBCC4), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#BDB5BC color codes

HEX	`#BDB5BC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 181, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 6%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 4%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.51, 4.11, -2.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.51, 4.83, 328.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.586, 47.498, 54.281)`
Decimal	`12432828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB5BC, 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 #BDB5BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB5BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #BDB5BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb5bc; }
.text { color: #bdb5bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb5bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 181 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb5bc, #bdb5b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDB5BC?: #BDB5BC is a light gray, closest to the named color Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB5BC?: The RGB value is 189, 181, 188: 189 red, 181 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB5BC?: The complementary color is #B5BDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB5BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.