What color is #BDBEC4?

#BDBEC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBEC4?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 196: 189 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBEC4?

The complementary color is #C4C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBEC4 color

#BDBEC4 rgb(189, 190, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBEC4 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 76.9% blue (189, 190, 196).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#BDBEC4 color codes

HEX	`#BDBEC4`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 4%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.06, 0.78, -3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.06, 3.23, 284.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.362, 51.631, 59.579)`
Decimal	`12435140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBEC4, 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 #BDBEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #BDBEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbec4; }
.text { color: #bdbec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbec4, #c0bdc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDBEC4?: #BDBEC4 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBEC4?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 196: 189 red, 190 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBEC4?: The complementary color is #C4C3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.