What color is #BDC2BA?

#BDC2BA 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 #BDC2BA?

The RGB value is 189, 194, 186: 189 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC2BA?

The complementary color is #BFBAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC2BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC2BA color

#BDC2BA rgb(189, 194, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC2BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.1% green and 72.9% blue (189, 194, 186).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 6% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.59:1).

#BDC2BA color codes

HEX	`#BDC2BA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 194, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 6%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 4%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.84, -3.2, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.84, 4.68, 133.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.139, 52.947, 54.076)`
Decimal	`12436154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC2BA, 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 #BDC2BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC2BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.59:1	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 #BDC2BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc2ba; }
.text { color: #bdc2ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc2ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 194 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc2ba, #bac2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDC2BA?: #BDC2BA 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 #BDC2BA?: The RGB value is 189, 194, 186: 189 red, 194 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC2BA?: The complementary color is #BFBAC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC2BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.