What color is #BDC0BB?

#BDC0BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC0BB?

The RGB value is 189, 192, 187: 189 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC0BB?

The complementary color is #BEBBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC0BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC0BB color

#BDC0BB rgb(189, 192, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC0BB is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 75.3% green and 73.3% blue (189, 192, 187).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 4% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#BDC0BB color codes

HEX	`#BDC0BB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 192, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 75.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 4%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 3%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 3%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.34, -1.96, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.34, 2.91, 132.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.804, 52.106, 54.49)`
Decimal	`12435643`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC0BB, 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 #BDC0BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC0BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #BDC0BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc0bb; }
.text { color: #bdc0bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc0bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 192 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc0bb, #bbc0bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC0BB?: #BDC0BB is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC0BB?: The RGB value is 189, 192, 187: 189 red, 192 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC0BB?: The complementary color is #BEBBC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC0BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.