What color is #BDC3AF?

#BDC3AF 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 #BDC3AF?

The RGB value is 189, 195, 175: 189 red, 195 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC3AF?

The complementary color is #B5AFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC3AF?

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.

#BDC3AF color

#BDC3AF rgb(189, 195, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC3AF is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.5% green and 68.6% blue (189, 195, 175).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 14% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% 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 11.59:1).

#BDC3AF color codes

HEX	`#BDC3AF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 195, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 14%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.84, -5.66, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.84, 10.92, 121.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.238, 52.944, 48.227)`
Decimal	`12436399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC3AF, 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 #BDC3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC3AF 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 #BDC3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc3af; }
.text { color: #bdc3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 195 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc3af, #b3c3af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC3AF?: #BDC3AF 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 #BDC3AF?: The RGB value is 189, 195, 175: 189 red, 195 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC3AF?: The complementary color is #B5AFC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC3AF?: 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.