What color is #BDC7B2?

#BDC7B2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC7B2?

The RGB value is 189, 199, 178: 189 red, 199 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC7B2?

The complementary color is #BCB2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC7B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC7B2 color

#BDC7B2 rgb(189, 199, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC7B2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78% green and 69.8% blue (189, 199, 178).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.98:1).

#BDC7B2 color codes

HEX	`#BDC7B2`
RGB	`rgb(189, 199, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.97, -7.24, 9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.97, 11.82, 127.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.444, 54.88, 50.099)`
Decimal	`12437426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC7B2, 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 #BDC7B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC7B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.98:1	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 #BDC7B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc7b2; }
.text { color: #bdc7b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc7b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 199 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc7b2, #b3c7b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDC7B2?: #BDC7B2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC7B2?: The RGB value is 189, 199, 178: 189 red, 199 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC7B2?: The complementary color is #BCB2C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC7B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.