What color is #BDBDBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDBDBA?

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

What is the complementary color of #BDBDBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBDBA color

#BDBDBA rgb(189, 189, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBDBA is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 2% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Waxwing (#C0C2C0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#BDBDBA color codes

HEX	`#BDBDBA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 2%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.53, -0.55, 1.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.53, 1.61, 110.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.045, 50.759, 53.711)`
Decimal	`12434874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBDBA, 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 #BDBDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #BDBDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDBDBA?: #BDBDBA is a light gray, closest to the named color Waxwing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBDBA?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 186: 189 red, 189 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBDBA?: The complementary color is #BABABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.