Colour
#BDC5BD
- #BDC5BD
- Grey
- Light
- Nearest: Silver
#BDC5BD is a grey with RGB values 189, 197, 189 and HSL 120°, 6%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.
Colour values
#BDC5BD#BDC5BD
HEX#BDC5BD
RGBrgb(189, 197, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.7412, 0.7725, 0.7412
RGB percentages74.1%, 77.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(120, 6.5%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 4.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK4.1%, 0%, 4.1%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,436,925
CSS custom property--colour: #BDC5BD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.89:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#423A42
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#C5BDC5
Analogous#C1C5BD, #BDC5C1
Triadic#BDBDC5, #C5BDBD
Split complementary#C1BDC5, #C5BDC1
Tetradic#BDC1C5, #C5BDC5, #C5C1BD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R189
G197
B189
Red189 (74.1%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)6.45%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR BD · G C5 · B BD
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