What color is #BDC2C1?

#BDC2C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC2C1?

The RGB value is 189, 194, 193: 189 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC2C1?

The complementary color is #C2BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC2C1 color

#BDC2C1 rgb(189, 194, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC2C1 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.1% green and 75.7% blue (189, 194, 193).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 4% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% 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 11.65:1).

#BDC2C1 color codes

HEX	`#BDC2C1`
RGB	`rgb(189, 194, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.1%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 4%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 1%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.02, -1.91, -0.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.02, 1.91, 183.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.902, 53.252, 58.092)`
Decimal	`12436161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC2C1, 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 #BDC2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #BDC2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc2c1; }
.text { color: #bdc2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 194 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc2c1, #bdc1c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC2C1?: #BDC2C1 is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC2C1?: The RGB value is 189, 194, 193: 189 red, 194 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC2C1?: The complementary color is #C2BDBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.