Information about #BD8899 color

#BD8899 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD8899 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(189, 136, 153) — 74.1% red, 53.3% green, 60% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 21 / 14 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BD8899 presents itself as a moderately toned pink-red rose — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lipstick Pink (#C48793). Slightly further away sit Grey Pink (#C3909B) and English Lavender (#B48395).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(189, 136, 153)), which gives #BD8899 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BD8899 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BD8899 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BD8899 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BD8899

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD8899
  • RGB189, 136, 153
  • CMYK0, 21, 14, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 136, 153)
  • HSL341°, 29%, 64%
  • HSL Precise340.755°, 28.649%, 63.725%
  • HSV341°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB341°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.533, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.533, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.533, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBD8899
  • DECIMAL ID12421273
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01