What color is #BDC7BA?

#BDC7BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDC7BA?

The RGB value is 189, 199, 186: 189 red, 199 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDC7BA?

The complementary color is #C4BAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDC7BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDC7BA color

#BDC7BA rgb(189, 199, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDC7BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78% green and 72.9% blue (189, 199, 186).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 10% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#BDC7BA color codes

HEX	`#BDC7BA`
RGB	`rgb(189, 199, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 78%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 10%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 7%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, -5.83, 5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 7.89, 137.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.271, 55.211, 54.453)`
Decimal	`12437434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDC7BA, 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 #BDC7BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDC7BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #BDC7BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdc7ba; }
.text { color: #bdc7ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdc7ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 199 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdc7ba, #bac7bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BDC7BA?: #BDC7BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDC7BA?: The RGB value is 189, 199, 186: 189 red, 199 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDC7BA?: The complementary color is #C4BAC7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDC7BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.