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#bdbdbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbdbc 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, 74.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 0.98.

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Relative luminance0.5084

Complementary

  1. #bdbdbc
  2. #bcbcbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdbc
  2. #bcbcbd
  3. #bcbcbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbcbc
  2. #bdbdbc
  3. #bcbdbc

Triadic

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

Tetradic

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

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #71716f
  2. #979795
  3. #bdbdbc
  4. #e3e3e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbdbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdbc
  2. #aaaaa9
  3. #979796
  4. #848484
  5. #717171
  6. #5f5f5e
  7. #4c4c4b
  8. #393938
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdbc
  2. #c4c4c3
  3. #cacac9
  4. #d1d1d0
  5. #d7d7d7
  6. #dedede
  7. #e5e5e4
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdbc
  2. #b7b7b6
  3. #b1b1b0
  4. #ababaa
  5. #a5a5a4
  6. #9f9f9e
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbdbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdbc {
  color: #bdbdbc;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdbc {
  background-color: #bdbdbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdbc {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdbc, #bcbdbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 0.98 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.52 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.31 #424243 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbdbc  rgb(189, 189, 188)  hsl(60, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbd  rgb(188, 188, 189)  hsl(240, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbdbd  rgb(188, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbcbd  rgb(189, 188, 189)  hsl(300, 1%, 74%)  Silver