Colour
#BDBDB8
- #BDBDB8
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBDB8 is a grey with RGB values 189, 189, 184 and HSL 60°, 4%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBDB8#BDBDB8
HEX#BDBDB8
RGBrgb(189, 189, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7412, 0.7216
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.1%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(60, 3.6%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.6%, 74.1%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.6%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,434,872
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBDB8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.13:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#424247
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B8B8BD
Analogous#BDBBB8, #BBBDB8
Triadic#B8BDBD, #BDB8BD
Split complementary#B8BBBD, #BBB8BD
Tetradic#B8BDBB, #B8B8BD, #BDB8BB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G189
B184
Red189 (74.1%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.65%
Lightness73.14%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR BD · G BD · B B8
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