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#BDBBBD

#bdbbbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbbbd 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, 73.33% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 1.49% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5003

Complementary

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #bbbdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #bcbdbb
  3. #bbbdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbbbd
  2. #bdbbbd
  3. #bdbbbc

Triadic

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #bdbdbb
  3. #bbbdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #bdbbbb
  3. #bbbdbb
  4. #bbbdbd

Square

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #bdbcbb
  3. #bbbdbb
  4. #bbbcbd

Monochromatic

  1. #716e71
  2. #979497
  3. #bdbbbd
  4. #e3e2e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbbbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #aaa8aa
  3. #979697
  4. #848384
  5. #717071
  6. #5f5e5f
  7. #4c4b4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbbbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #c4c2c4
  3. #cac9ca
  4. #d1cfd1
  5. #d7d6d7
  6. #deddde
  7. #e5e4e5
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbbbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbbbd
  2. #b7b5b7
  3. #b1afb1
  4. #aba9ab
  5. #a5a3a5
  6. #9f9e9f
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbbbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbbbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbbbd {
  color: #bdbbbd;
}
Background
.bg-bdbbbd {
  background-color: #bdbbbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbbbd {
  border: 2px solid #bdbbbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbbbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 187 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbbbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbbbd, #bdbbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbbbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 187 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.08 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.08 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.80 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.10 #424442 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbbbd  rgb(189, 187, 189)  hsl(300, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbdbb  rgb(187, 189, 187)  hsl(120, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbdbb  rgb(189, 189, 187)  hsl(60, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbdbd  rgb(187, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 1%, 74%)  Silver