What color is #BDBEC1?

#BDBEC1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEC1?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 193: 189 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEC1?

The complementary color is #C1C0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBEC1 color

#BDBEC1 rgb(189, 190, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBEC1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 75.7% blue (189, 190, 193).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 3% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Microchip (#BABCC0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#BDBEC1 color codes

HEX	`#BDBEC1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 3%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 2%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 2%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, 0.21, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 1.64, 277.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.024, 51.496, 57.799)`
Decimal	`12435137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBEC1, 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 #BDBEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #BDBEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbec1; }
.text { color: #bdbec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbec1, #bebdc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDBEC1?: #BDBEC1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Microchip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBEC1?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 193: 189 red, 190 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBEC1?: The complementary color is #C1C0BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.