Recognised as Colour
#BDBEBD
- #BDBEBD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBEBD is a grey with RGB values 189, 190, 189 and HSL 120°, 1%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDBEBD#BDBEBD
HEX#BDBEBD
RGBrgb(189, 190, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7451, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(120, 0.8%, 74.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 0.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK0.5%, 0%, 0.5%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,133
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBEBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.5132WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#424142
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BEBDBE
Analogous#BEBEBD, #BDBEBE
Triadic#BDBDBE, #BEBDBD
Split complementary#BEBDBE, #BEBDBE
Tetradic#BDBEBE, #BEBDBE, #BEBEBD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G190
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)0.76%
Lightness74.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G BE · B BD
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