What color is #BDC4BA?

#BDC4BA 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 #BDC4BA?

The RGB value is 189, 196, 186: 189 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC4BA?

The complementary color is #C1BAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC4BA color

#BDC4BA rgb(189, 196, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC4BA is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 76.9% green and 72.9% blue (189, 196, 186).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 8% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Silky Green (#BDC2BB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.77:1).

#BDC4BA color codes

HEX	`#BDC4BA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 196, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 76.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 8%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 5%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.37, -4.25, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.37, 5.96, 135.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.588, 53.844, 54.225)`
Decimal	`12436666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC4BA, 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 #BDC4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.77:1	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 #BDC4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc4ba; }
.text { color: #bdc4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 196 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc4ba, #bac4bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BDC4BA?: #BDC4BA 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 #BDC4BA?: The RGB value is 189, 196, 186: 189 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC4BA?: The complementary color is #C1BAC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.