Recognised as Colour
#BDC3BB
- #BDC3BB
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDC3BB is a grey with RGB values 189, 195, 187 and HSL 105°, 6%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDC3BB#BDC3BB
HEX#BDC3BB
RGBrgb(189, 195, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7647, 0.7333
RGB percentages74.1%, 76.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(105, 6.3%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(105, 4.1%, 76.5%)
CMYK3.1%, 0%, 4.1%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,411
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC3BB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.69:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#423C44
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C1BBC3
Analogous#C1C3BB, #BBC3BD
Triadic#BBBDC3, #C3BBBD
Split complementary#BDBBC3, #C3BBC1
Tetradic#BBC1C3, #C1BBC3, #C3BDBB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G195
B187
Red189 (74.1%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue105°
Saturation (HSL)6.25%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C3 · B BB
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