What color is #BDC3BF?

#BDC3BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC3BF?

The RGB value is 189, 195, 191: 189 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC3BF?

The complementary color is #C3BDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC3BF color

#BDC3BF rgb(189, 195, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC3BF is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.5% green and 74.9% blue (189, 195, 191).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Metal (#BABFBC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#BDC3BF color codes

HEX	`#BDC3BF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 195, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.5%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 3%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.23, -2.81, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.23, 3.09, 155.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.904, 53.61, 56.999)`
Decimal	`12436415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC3BF, 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 #BDC3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #BDC3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc3bf; }
.text { color: #bdc3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 195 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc3bf, #bdc3c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BDC3BF?: #BDC3BF is a light gray, closest to the named color Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC3BF?: The RGB value is 189, 195, 191: 189 red, 195 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC3BF?: The complementary color is #C3BDC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.