What color is #BDCAB6?

#BDCAB6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCAB6?

The RGB value is 189, 202, 182: 189 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCAB6?

The complementary color is #C3B6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BDCAB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCAB6 color

#BDCAB6 rgb(189, 202, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BDCAB6 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 79.2% green and 71.4% blue (189, 202, 182).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

#BDCAB6 color codes

HEX	`#BDCAB6`
RGB	`rgb(189, 202, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 79.2%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 10%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.86, -8.1, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.86, 11.72, 133.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.549, 56.437, 52.477)`
Decimal	`12438198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCAB6, 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 #BDCAB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCAB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	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 #BDCAB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcab6; }
.text { color: #bdcab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 202 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcab6, #b6cab9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCAB6?: #BDCAB6 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCAB6?: The RGB value is 189, 202, 182: 189 red, 202 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCAB6?: The complementary color is #C3B6CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCAB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.29:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.