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#BDBCB2

#bdbcb2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbcb2 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, 73.73% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 5.82% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.5

Complementary

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #b2b3bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #b2b8bd
  3. #b6b2bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb6b2
  2. #bdbcb2
  3. #b8bdb2

Triadic

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #b2bdbc
  3. #bcb2bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #b3bdb2
  3. #b2b3bd
  4. #bcb2bd

Square

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #b2bdb6
  3. #b2b3bd
  4. #bdb2b8

Monochromatic

  1. #737263
  2. #9a9889
  3. #bdbcb2
  4. #e0e0db
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bdbcb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #aaa9a0
  3. #97968e
  4. #84847d
  5. #71716b
  6. #5f5e59
  7. #4c4b47
  8. #393835
  9. #262624
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbcb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #c4c3ba
  3. #cac9c1
  4. #d1d0c9
  5. #d7d7d1
  6. #deded9
  7. #e5e4e0
  8. #ebebe8
  9. #f2f2f0
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbcb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbcb2
  2. #b7b6ad
  3. #b1b0a8
  4. #abaaa3
  5. #a5a49e
  6. #9f9e99
  7. #989894
  8. #92928f
  9. #8c8c8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebbb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbcb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebbb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebbb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbcb2 {
  color: #bdbcb2;
}
Background
.bg-bdbcb2 {
  background-color: #bdbcb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbcb2 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbcb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbcb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbcb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbcb2, #b8bdb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbcb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 178 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.12 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.15 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.65 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.69 #42434d Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbcb2  rgb(189, 188, 178)  hsl(55, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#b2b3bd  rgb(178, 179, 189)  hsl(235, 8%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#b2bdbc  rgb(178, 189, 188)  hsl(175, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bcb2bd  rgb(188, 178, 189)  hsl(295, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink