Colour
#BDBEC3
- #BDBEC3
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDBEC3 is a grey with RGB values 189, 190, 195 and HSL 230°, 5%, 75%. 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
#BDBEC3#BDBEC3
HEX#BDBEC3
RGBrgb(189, 190, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7451, 0.7647
RGB percentages74.1%, 74.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(230, 4.8%, 75.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 3.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK3.1%, 2.6%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,139
CSS custom property--colour: #BDBEC3;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.51586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.32:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#42413C
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 text11.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C3C2BD
Analogous#BDC1C3, #BFBDC3
Triadic#C3BDBE, #BEC3BD
Split complementary#C3BFBD, #C1C3BD
Tetradic#C3BDC1, #C3C2BD, #BDC3BF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G190
B195
Red189 (74.1%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness75.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G BE · B C3
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