What color is #BDBBC9?

#BDBBC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBBC9?

The RGB value is 189, 187, 201: 189 red, 187 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBC9?

The complementary color is #C7C9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBBC9 color

#BDBBC9 rgb(189, 187, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBBC9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 78.8% blue (189, 187, 201).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 11% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#BDBBC9 color codes

HEX	`#BDBBC9`
RGB	`rgb(189, 187, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.3%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 11%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 7%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 7%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, 3.36, -6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 7.57, 296.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.297, 50.576, 62.412)`
Decimal	`12434377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBBC9, 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 #BDBBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #BDBBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbbc9; }
.text { color: #bdbbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 187 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbbc9, #c4bbc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDBBC9?: #BDBBC9 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBBC9?: The RGB value is 189, 187, 201: 189 red, 187 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBBC9?: The complementary color is #C7C9BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.