What color is #BDBABC?

#BDBABC is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBABC?

The RGB value is 189, 186, 188: 189 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBABC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBABC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBABC color

#BDBABC rgb(189, 186, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBABC is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 73.7% blue (189, 186, 188).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 2% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Rough Asphalt (#BDBEBF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#BDBABC color codes

HEX	`#BDBABC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 186, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 72.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 2%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.8, 1.42, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.8, 1.56, 335.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.621, 49.568, 54.626)`
Decimal	`12434108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBABC, 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 #BDBABC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBABC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	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 #BDBABC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbabc; }
.text { color: #bdbabc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbabc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 186 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbabc, #bdbabb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBABC?: #BDBABC is a light gray, closest to the named color Rough Asphalt. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBABC?: The RGB value is 189, 186, 188: 189 red, 186 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBABC?: The complementary color is #BABDBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBABC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.91:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.