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Recognised as Colour

#BDC0C1

  • #BDC0C1
  • Grey
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#BDC0C1 is a grey with RGB values 189, 192, 193 and HSL 195°, 3%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#BDC0C1#BDC0C1
HEX#BDC0C1
RGBrgb(189, 192, 193)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7529, 0.7569
RGB percentages74.1%, 75.3%, 75.7%
HSLhsl(195, 3.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(195, 2.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK2.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,435,649
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC0C1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52368WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.47:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#423F3E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC0C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BFBFC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BCC0C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.7 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 text11.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 1.2Light grey · ΔE 7.2Dark grey · ΔE 8.4Gainsboro · ΔE 10.3Light steelblue · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 15.9
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 1.23, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1BEBD
Analogous#BDC1C0, #BDBEC1
Triadic#C1BDC0, #C0C1BD
Split complementary#C1BDBE, #C1C0BD
Tetradic#C0BDC1, #C1BEBD, #BEC1BD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2F2F2
Lighter +10%#D7D9DA
Darker −10%#A3A7A8
Darker −20%#888E90
Darker −30%#6F7476
Darker −40%#565A5C
More saturated +25%#ADC8D1
Less saturated −25%#BFBFBF

Channel breakdown

R189
G192
B193
Red189 (74.1%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue193 (75.7%)
Hue195°
Saturation (HSL)3.12%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BD · G C0 · B C1

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