What color is #BDB6C3?

#BDB6C3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB6C3?

The RGB value is 189, 182, 195: 189 red, 182 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB6C3?

The complementary color is #BCC3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB6C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB6C3 color

#BDB6C3 rgb(189, 182, 195)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB6C3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 71.4% green and 76.5% blue (189, 182, 195).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 10% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#BDB6C3 color codes

HEX	`#BDB6C3`
RGB	`rgb(189, 182, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 71.4%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 10%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 7%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 7%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.96, 4.89, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.96, 7.5, 310.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.563, 48.215, 58.42)`
Decimal	`12433091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB6C3, 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 #BDB6C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB6C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	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 #BDB6C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb6c3; }
.text { color: #bdb6c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb6c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 182 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb6c3, #c3b6c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB6C3?: #BDB6C3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB6C3?: The RGB value is 189, 182, 195: 189 red, 182 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB6C3?: The complementary color is #BCC3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB6C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.