What color is #BDBBD2?

#BDBBD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBBD2?

The RGB value is 189, 187, 210: 189 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBD2?

The complementary color is #D0D2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBBD2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBBD2 color

#BDBBD2 rgb(189, 187, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBBD2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 82.4% blue (189, 187, 210).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 20% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#BDBBD2 color codes

HEX	`#BDBBD2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 187, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.3%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 20%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 11%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.69, 5.16, -11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.69, 12.4, 294.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.387, 51.012, 68.152)`
Decimal	`12434386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBBD2, 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 #BDBBD2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBBD2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #BDBBD2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbbd2; }
.text { color: #bdbbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbbd2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 187 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbbd2, #c8bbd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBBD2?: #BDBBD2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBBD2?: The RGB value is 189, 187, 210: 189 red, 187 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBBD2?: The complementary color is #D0D2BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBBD2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.