Colour
#BDB8B9
- #BDB8B9
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Silver
#BDB8B9 is a grey with RGB values 189, 184, 185 and HSL 348°, 4%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDB8B9#BDB8B9
HEX#BDB8B9
RGBrgb(189, 184, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7216, 0.7255
RGB percentages74.1%, 72.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(348, 3.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348, 2.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 2.1%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,433,593
CSS custom property--colour: #BDB8B9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.72:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#424746
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8BDBC
Analogous#BDB8BC, #BDBAB8
Triadic#B9BDB8, #B8B9BD
Split complementary#B8BDBA, #B8BCBD
Tetradic#BCBDB8, #B8BDBC, #BAB8BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G184
B185
Red189 (74.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue348°
Saturation (HSL)3.65%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BD · G B8 · B B9
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