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#bdbcbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbcbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 0.75% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.3.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5046

Complementary

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #bcbdbc

Split complementary

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #bcbdbc
  3. #bcbdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcbd
  2. #bdbcbd
  3. #bdbcbc

Triadic

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #bdbdbc
  3. #bcbdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #bdbcbc
  3. #bcbdbc
  4. #bcbdbd

Square

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #bdbcbc
  3. #bcbdbc
  4. #bcbcbd

Monochromatic

  1. #716f71
  2. #979597
  3. #bdbcbd
  4. #e3e3e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #aaa9aa
  3. #979697
  4. #848484
  5. #717171
  6. #5f5e5f
  7. #4c4b4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #c4c3c4
  3. #cac9ca
  4. #d1d0d1
  5. #d7d7d7
  6. #dedede
  7. #e5e4e5
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbcbd
  2. #b7b6b7
  3. #b1b0b1
  4. #abaaab
  5. #a5a4a5
  6. #9f9e9f
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbcbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbcbd {
  color: #bdbcbd;
}
Background
.bg-bdbcbd {
  background-color: #bdbcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbcbd {
  border: 2px solid #bdbcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbcbd, #bdbcbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.72 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.41 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.78 #424342 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbcbd  rgb(189, 188, 189)  hsl(300, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbdbc  rgb(188, 189, 188)  hsl(120, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbdbc  rgb(189, 189, 188)  hsl(60, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbdbd  rgb(188, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 1%, 74%)  Silver