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#BDB3BD

#bdb3bd ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdb3bd 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, 70.2% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 7.04% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.4673

Complementary

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #b3bdb3

Split complementary

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #b8bdb3
  3. #b3bdb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b3bd
  2. #bdb3bd
  3. #bdb3b8

Triadic

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #bdbdb3
  3. #b3bdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #bdb3b3
  3. #b3bdb3
  4. #b3bdbd

Square

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #bdb8b3
  3. #b3bdb3
  4. #b3b8bd

Monochromatic

  1. #736473
  2. #998a99
  3. #bdb3bd
  4. #e1dce1
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#bdb3bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #aaa1aa
  3. #978f97
  4. #847d84
  5. #716b71
  6. #5f5a5f
  7. #4c484c
  8. #393639
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb3bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #c4bbc4
  3. #cac2ca
  4. #d1cad1
  5. #d7d1d7
  6. #ded9de
  7. #e5e1e5
  8. #ebe8eb
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb3bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb3bd
  2. #b7aeb7
  3. #b1a9b1
  4. #aba4ab
  5. #a59fa5
  6. #9f9a9f
  7. #989498
  8. #928f92
  9. #8c8a8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b5bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b6bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beb4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b4bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b5bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb3bd {
  color: #bdb3bd;
}
Background
.bg-bdb3bd {
  background-color: #bdb3bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb3bd {
  border: 2px solid #bdb3bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb3bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 179 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 7% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb3bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb3bd, #bdb3b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb3bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 179 189 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.49 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.15 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.26 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.30 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.44 #424c42 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bdb3bd  rgb(189, 179, 189)  hsl(300, 7%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b3bdb3  rgb(179, 189, 179)  hsl(120, 7%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bdbdb3  rgb(189, 189, 179)  hsl(60, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#b3bdbd  rgb(179, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 7%, 72%)  Ash Gray