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#BDB2B3

#bdb2b3 ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdb2b3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 69.8% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.82% magenta, 5.29% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 354.55°, with 7.69% saturation and 71.96% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4591

Complementary

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #b2bdbc

Split complementary

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #b2bdb6
  3. #b2b8bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb2b8
  2. #bdb2b3
  3. #bdb6b2

Triadic

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #b3bdb2
  3. #b2b3bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #bdbcb2
  3. #b2bdbc
  4. #b2b3bd

Square

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #b8bdb2
  3. #b2bdbc
  4. #b6b2bd

Monochromatic

  1. #736364
  2. #9a898a
  3. #bdb2b3
  4. #e0dbdc
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#bdb2b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #aaa0a1
  3. #978e8f
  4. #847d7d
  5. #716b6b
  6. #5f595a
  7. #4c4748
  8. #393536
  9. #262424
  10. #131212
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb2b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #c4babb
  3. #cac1c2
  4. #d1c9ca
  5. #d7d1d1
  6. #ded9d9
  7. #e5e0e1
  8. #ebe8e8
  9. #f2f0f0
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb2b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb2b3
  2. #b7adae
  3. #b1a8a9
  4. #aba3a4
  5. #a59e9f
  6. #9f999a
  7. #989494
  8. #928f8f
  9. #8c8a8a
  10. #868585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b3b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b3b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b5b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b3b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b4b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb2b3 {
  color: #bdb2b3;
}
Background
.bg-bdb2b3 {
  background-color: #bdb2b3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb2b3 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb2b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb2b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 178 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb2b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb2b3, #bdb6b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb2b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 178 179 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 4.34 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.46 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.46 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.11 #424d4c Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bdb2b3  rgb(189, 178, 179)  hsl(355, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b2bdbc  rgb(178, 189, 188)  hsl(175, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b3bdb2  rgb(179, 189, 178)  hsl(115, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b2b3bd  rgb(178, 179, 189)  hsl(235, 8%, 72%)  Dark Gray