What color is #BDBED2?

#BDBED2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBED2?

The RGB value is 189, 190, 210: 189 red, 190 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBED2?

The complementary color is #D2D1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBED2 color

#BDBED2 rgb(189, 190, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBED2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.5% green and 82.4% blue (189, 190, 210).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 19% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#BDBED2 color codes

HEX	`#BDBED2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 190, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 19%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.46, 3.54, -10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.46, 10.73, 289.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.03, 52.299, 68.366)`
Decimal	`12435154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBED2, 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 #BDBED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #BDBED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbed2; }
.text { color: #bdbed2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbed2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 190 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbed2, #c6bdd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #BDBED2?: #BDBED2 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBED2?: The RGB value is 189, 190, 210: 189 red, 190 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBED2?: The complementary color is #D2D1BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.