#BDABAF#BDABAF
#BDABAF is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.021 H 2.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDABAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 171, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 12%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 10%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.5%, 7.4%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.58, 7.18, 0.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.58, 7.18, 2.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.77% 0.0215 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.77% 0.021 2.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.2863, 43.0405, 46.5765) |
| Luminance | 0.4304 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.54
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.85
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.34
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 9.64
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.76
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDABAF #ABBDB9
analogous
#BDABB8 #BDABAF #BDB0AB
triadic
#BDABAF #AFBDAB #ABAFBD
tetradic
#BDABAF #B8BDAB #ABBDB9 #B0ABBD
square
#BDABAF #B8BDAB #ABBDB9 #B0ABBD
split-complementary
#BDABAF #ABBDB0 #ABB8BD
monochromatic
#85696F #A2898E #BDABAF #D8CDD0 #F2EEEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#BDABAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#BDABAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDABAF
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDABAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDABAF | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADAEAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B0AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1AAAC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdabaf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 171, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.021 2.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1c4c6',
500: '#bdabaf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdabaf; $custom-light: #d1c4c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdabaf",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 171,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.667,
"s": 12,
"l": 70.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75774,
"c": 0.02148,
"h": 2.5
},
"luminance": 0.4304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDABAF
secondary
#DFE4E3
accent
#96864F
background
#FCFCFC
surface
#F9F8F8
border
#D2D1D1
text
#141213
muted
#828182