What color is #BDBDBC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDBDBC?

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

What is the complementary color of #BDBDBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDBDBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBDBC color

#BDBDBC rgb(189, 189, 188)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBDBC is a light gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dust to Dust (#BBBCBC), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#BDBDBC color codes

HEX	`#BDBDBC`
RGB	`rgb(189, 189, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.1%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -0.18, 0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 0.54, 110.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.259, 50.845, 54.839)`
Decimal	`12434876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBDBC, 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 #BDBDBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBDBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #BDBDBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBDBC?: #BDBDBC is a light gray, closest to the named color Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBDBC?: The RGB value is 189, 189, 188: 189 red, 189 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBDBC?: The complementary color is #BCBCBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBDBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.