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Colour

#BDC0BE

  • #BDC0BE
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BDC0BE is a grey with RGB values 189, 192, 190 and HSL 140°, 2%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDC0BE#BDC0BE
HEX#BDC0BE
RGBrgb(189, 192, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7529, 0.7451
RGB percentages74.1%, 75.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(140, 2.3%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(140, 1.6%, 75.3%)
CMYK1.6%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,646
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52236WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.45:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#423F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C0BFBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBFBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BDC0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 1.6Light grey · ΔE 7.3Dark grey · ΔE 8.3Gainsboro · ΔE 10.5Light steelblue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 16.7
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 1.57, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0BDBF
Analogous#BEC0BD, #BDC0C0
Triadic#BEBDC0, #C0BEBD
Split complementary#C0BDC0, #C0BDBE
Tetradic#BDBEC0, #C0BDBF, #C0C0BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F1F2F1
Lighter +10%#D7D9D8
Darker −10%#A3A7A4
Darker −20%#898E8B
Darker −30%#6F7571
Darker −40%#565B58
More saturated +25%#ADD0B9
Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R189
G192
B190
Red189 (74.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue140°
Saturation (HSL)2.33%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C0 · B BE

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