All About Color #BDB2B8

#BDB2B8

About #BDB2B8

#BDB2B8 is a light gray color with the hex code #BDB2B8. In RGB it is red 189, green 178, blue 184; in HSL it is hue 327°, saturation 8%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 6%, 3%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.05:1 on white and 10.22:1 on black.

#BDB2B8 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B2, B8
CMYK0.00%, 5.82%, 2.65%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 178, 184
HSL327°, 8%, 72%
RGB Octal275, 262, 270
HSV (HSB)327.27°, 5.82%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110010, 10111000
CIE-L*AB73.62, 4.99, -1.66
RGB Percent74.12%, 69.80%, 72.16%
CIE-L*CH73.62, 5.26, 341.66
XYZ45.56, 46.12, 51.85
CIE-L*UV73.62, 5.99, -3.31
xyY0.32, 0.32, 46.12
Hunter-Lab67.91, 0.90, 2.27
RYB74.12%, 69.80%, 72.16%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB2B8 on a dark background: contrast 10.22:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB2B8 on a light background: contrast 2.05:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB2B8, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB2B8 · #E8E3E6 · #93808B · #B2BDB7 · #E3E8E5

Analogous palette

#B7B2BD · #BDB2BD · #BDB2B8 · #BDB2B2 · #BDB7B2

Triadic palette

#BDB2B8 · #B8BDB2 · #B2B8BD · #E8E3E6 · #E6E8E3

Tetradic palette

#BDB2B8 · #BDBDB2 · #B2BDB7 · #B2B2BD · #93808B

Monochromatic palette

#74636C · #9A8992 · #BDB2B8 · #E1DBDE · #F3F1F2

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