What color is #BDBFB8?

#BDBFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDBFB8?

The RGB value is 189, 191, 184: 189 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDBFB8?

The complementary color is #BAB8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDBFB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDBFB8 color

#BDBFB8 rgb(189, 191, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDBFB8 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 74.9% green and 72.2% blue (189, 191, 184).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 5% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#BDBFB8 color codes

HEX	`#BDBFB8`
RGB	`rgb(189, 191, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 74.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 5%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 4%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.01, -1.98, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.01, 3.83, 121.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.267, 51.541, 52.744)`
Decimal	`12435384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDBFB8, 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 #BDBFB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDBFB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #BDBFB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdbfb8; }
.text { color: #bdbfb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdbfb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 191 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdbfb8, #babfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDBFB8?: #BDBFB8 is a light gray, closest to the named color Silky Green. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDBFB8?: The RGB value is 189, 191, 184: 189 red, 191 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDBFB8?: The complementary color is #BAB8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDBFB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.