What color is #BDC0B1?

#BDC0B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC0B1?

The RGB value is 189, 192, 177: 189 red, 192 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC0B1?

The complementary color is #B4B1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC0B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC0B1 color

#BDC0B1 rgb(189, 192, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC0B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.3% green and 69.4% blue (189, 192, 177).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 11% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#BDC0B1 color codes

HEX	`#BDC0B1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 192, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 11%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.1, -3.74, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.1, 8.11, 117.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.771, 51.693, 49.047)`
Decimal	`12435633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC0B1, 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 #BDC0B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC0B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	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 #BDC0B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc0b1; }
.text { color: #bdc0b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc0b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 192 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc0b1, #b5c0b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC0B1?: #BDC0B1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC0B1?: The RGB value is 189, 192, 177: 189 red, 192 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC0B1?: The complementary color is #B4B1C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC0B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.