What color is #BDC4AB?

#BDC4AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC4AB?

The RGB value is 189, 196, 171: 189 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC4AB?

The complementary color is #B2ABC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC4AB?

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.

#BDC4AB color

#BDC4AB rgb(189, 196, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #BDC4AB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.9% green and 67.1% blue (189, 196, 171).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#BDC4AB color codes

HEX	`#BDC4AB`
RGB	`rgb(189, 196, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 13%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.02, -6.86, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.02, 13.6, 120.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.076, 53.239, 46.264)`
Decimal	`12436651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC4AB, 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 #BDC4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC4AB 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 #BDC4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc4ab; }
.text { color: #bdc4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 196 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc4ab, #b1c4ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC4AB?: #BDC4AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC4AB?: The RGB value is 189, 196, 171: 189 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC4AB?: The complementary color is #B2ABC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC4AB?: 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.