Close to Pastel Purple
#BDABBD
#BDABBD is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDABBD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.16:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.72:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.16:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.72:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDABBD as they’d see it.
#BDABBD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDABBD
What color is #BDABBD?
#BDABBD is a light, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 67.1% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 300°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDABBD in RGB?
#BDABBD is rgb(189, 171, 189): 189 red, 171 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDABBD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 10, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDABBD?
PANTONE 2653 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDABBD?
Its complement #A3B5A3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.