What color is #BDBCBE?

#BDBCBE 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 #BDBCBE?

The RGB value is 189, 188, 190: 189 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBCBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBCBE color

#BDBCBE rgb(189, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBCBE is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (189, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 2% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Rough Asphalt (#BDBEBF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#BDBCBE color codes

HEX	`#BDBCBE`
RGB	`rgb(189, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 1%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, 0.72, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 1.14, 309.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.262, 50.503, 55.911)`
Decimal	`12434622`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBCBE, 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 #BDBCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #BDBCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbcbe; }
.text { color: #bdbcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbcbe, #bebcbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBCBE?: #BDBCBE 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 #BDBCBE?: The RGB value is 189, 188, 190: 189 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBCBE?: The complementary color is #BDBEBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.