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#BDB8B6

#bdb8b6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdb8b6 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, 72.16% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.65% magenta, 3.7% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 17.14°, with 5.04% saturation and 72.75% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.4848

Complementary

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #b6bbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #b6bdbc
  3. #b6b8bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb6b8
  2. #bdb8b6
  3. #bdbcb6

Triadic

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #b6bdb8
  3. #b8b6bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #bbbdb6
  3. #b6bbbd
  4. #b8b6bd

Square

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #b8bdb6
  3. #b6bbbd
  4. #bcb6bd

Monochromatic

  1. #736b68
  2. #99918e
  3. #bdb8b6
  4. #e1dfde
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bdb8b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #aaa6a4
  3. #979392
  4. #84817f
  5. #716e6d
  6. #5f5c5b
  7. #4c4a49
  8. #393737
  9. #262524
  10. #131212
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb8b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #c4bfbd
  3. #cac6c5
  4. #d1cdcc
  5. #d7d4d3
  6. #dedcdb
  7. #e5e3e2
  8. #ebeae9
  9. #f2f1f0
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb8b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb8b6
  2. #b7b2b1
  3. #b1adab
  4. #aba7a6
  5. #a5a2a0
  6. #9f9c9b
  7. #989696
  8. #929190
  9. #8c8b8b
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb9b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b8b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab9b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb8b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb9b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb8b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb8b6 {
  color: #bdb8b6;
}
Background
.bg-bdb8b6 {
  background-color: #bdb8b6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb8b6 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb8b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb8b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 184 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 5% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb8b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb8b6, #bdbcb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb8b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 184 182 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.00 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.00 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.53 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.81 #424749 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#bdb8b6  rgb(189, 184, 182)  hsl(17, 5%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bbbd  rgb(182, 187, 189)  hsl(197, 5%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bdb8  rgb(182, 189, 184)  hsl(137, 5%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#b8b6bd  rgb(184, 182, 189)  hsl(257, 5%, 73%)  Silver