What color is #BDBEB7?

#BDBEB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEB7?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 183: 189 red, 190 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEB7?

The complementary color is #B8B7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBEB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBEB7 color

#BDBEB7 rgb(189, 190, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBEB7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 71.8% blue (189, 190, 183).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 5% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silverplate (#C2C0BA), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#BDBEB7 color codes

HEX	`#BDBEB7`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 5%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.72, -1.63, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.72, 3.77, 115.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.946, 51.065, 52.121)`
Decimal	`12435127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBEB7, 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 #BDBEB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBEB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #BDBEB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbeb7; }
.text { color: #bdbeb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbeb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbeb7, #babeb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDBEB7?: #BDBEB7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silverplate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBEB7?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 183: 189 red, 190 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBEB7?: The complementary color is #B8B7BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBEB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.