What color is #BDBAB7?

#BDBAB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBAB7?

The RGB value is 189, 186, 183: 189 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBAB7?

The complementary color is #B7BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBAB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBAB7 color

#BDBAB7 rgb(189, 186, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBAB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 71.8% blue (189, 186, 183).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 4% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rampart (#BCB7B1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.87:1).

#BDBAB7 color codes

HEX	`#BDBAB7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 186, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 4%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 3%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.67, 0.5, 1.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.67, 1.96, 75.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.091, 49.356, 51.836)`
Decimal	`12434103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBAB7, 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 #BDBAB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBAB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.87:1	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 #BDBAB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbab7; }
.text { color: #bdbab7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbab7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 186 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbab7, #bdbdb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBAB7?: #BDBAB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Rampart. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBAB7?: The RGB value is 189, 186, 183: 189 red, 186 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBAB7?: The complementary color is #B7BABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBAB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.