What color is #BDCDBF?

#BDCDBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BDCDBF?

The RGB value is 189, 205, 191: 189 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BDCDBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #BDCDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BDCDBF color

#BDCDBF rgb(189, 205, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green and 74.9% blue (189, 205, 191).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#BDCDBF color codes

HEX	`#BDCDBF`
RGB	`rgb(189, 205, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.1%, 80.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 14%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 8%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.87, -8.04, 5.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.87, 9.53, 147.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.22, 58.243, 57.771)`
Decimal	`12438975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BDCDBF, 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 #BDCDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BDCDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #BDCDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bdcdbf; }
.text { color: #bdcdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bdcdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(189 205 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bdcdbf, #bdcdc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BDCDBF?: #BDCDBF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BDCDBF?: The RGB value is 189, 205, 191: 189 red, 205 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BDCDBF?: The complementary color is #CDBDCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BDCDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.