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#BDBDBF

#bdbdbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbdbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 1.54% saturation and 74.51% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.35.

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Relative luminance0.5098

Complementary

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #bfbfbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #bfbebd
  3. #bebfbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #bdbdbf
  3. #bebdbf

Triadic

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #bfbdbd
  3. #bdbfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #bfbdbf
  3. #bfbfbd
  4. #bdbfbd

Square

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #bfbdbe
  3. #bfbfbd
  4. #bdbfbe

Monochromatic

  1. #707073
  2. #969699
  3. #bdbdbf
  4. #e4e4e5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbdbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #aaaaac
  3. #979799
  4. #848486
  5. #717173
  6. #5f5f60
  7. #4c4c4c
  8. #393939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbdbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #c4c4c5
  3. #cacacc
  4. #d1d1d2
  5. #d7d7d9
  6. #dededf
  7. #e5e5e5
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbdbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbdbf
  2. #b7b7b9
  3. #b1b1b2
  4. #ababac
  5. #a5a5a6
  6. #9f9fa0
  7. #989899
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbdbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbdbf {
  color: #bdbdbf;
}
Background
.bg-bdbdbf {
  background-color: #bdbdbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbdbf {
  border: 2px solid #bdbdbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbdbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 189 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbdbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbdbf, #bebdbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbdbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 189 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.35 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.54 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.66 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.49 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.59 #424240 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbdbf  rgb(189, 189, 191)  hsl(240, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbfbd  rgb(191, 191, 189)  hsl(60, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbdbd  rgb(191, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bdbfbd  rgb(189, 191, 189)  hsl(120, 2%, 75%)  Silver