What color is #BDB6B3?

#BDB6B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB6B3?

The RGB value is 189, 182, 179: 189 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB6B3?

The complementary color is #B3BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB6B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB6B3 color

#BDB6B3 rgb(189, 182, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB6B3 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71.4% green and 70.2% blue (189, 182, 179).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 7% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gray Marble (#B9B4B1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#BDB6B3 color codes

HEX	`#BDB6B3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 182, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71.4%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 7%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 5%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.53, 1.93, 2.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.53, 3.08, 51.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.85, 47.53, 49.398)`
Decimal	`12433075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB6B3, 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 #BDB6B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB6B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	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 #BDB6B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb6b3; }
.text { color: #bdb6b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb6b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 182 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb6b3, #bdbbb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDB6B3?: #BDB6B3 is a light gray, closest to the named color Gray Marble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB6B3?: The RGB value is 189, 182, 179: 189 red, 182 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB6B3?: The complementary color is #B3BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB6B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.