What color is #BDB8C7?

#BDB8C7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDB8C7?

The RGB value is 189, 184, 199: 189 red, 184 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDB8C7?

The complementary color is #C2C7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDB8C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDB8C7 color

#BDB8C7 rgb(189, 184, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDB8C7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.2% green and 78% blue (189, 184, 199).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 12% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#BDB8C7 color codes

HEX	`#BDB8C7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 184, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 12%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 8%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 8%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.59, 4.58, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.59, 8.31, 303.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.434, 49.223, 60.971)`
Decimal	`12433607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDB8C7, 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 #BDB8C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDB8C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	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 #BDB8C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdb8c7; }
.text { color: #bdb8c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdb8c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 184 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdb8c7, #c4b8c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDB8C7?: #BDB8C7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDB8C7?: The RGB value is 189, 184, 199: 189 red, 184 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDB8C7?: The complementary color is #C2C7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDB8C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.