All About Color #BDB2BD

#BDB2BD

About #BDB2BD

#BDB2BD is a light gray color with the hex code #BDB2BD. In RGB it is red 189, green 178, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 300°, saturation 8%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 6%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.05:1 on white and 10.27:1 on black.

#BDB2BD Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B2, BD
CMYK0.00%, 5.82%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 178, 189
HSL300°, 8%, 72%
RGB Octal275, 262, 275
HSV (HSB)300.00°, 5.82%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110010, 10111101
CIE-L*AB73.76, 5.92, -4.19
RGB Percent74.12%, 69.80%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH73.76, 7.25, 324.72
XYZ46.09, 46.33, 54.66
CIE-L*UV73.76, 5.63, -7.27
xyY0.31, 0.32, 46.33
Hunter-Lab68.07, 1.75, 0.04
RYB74.12%, 69.80%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB2BD on a dark background: contrast 10.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB2BD on a light background: contrast 2.05:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB2BD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB2BD · #E8E3E8 · #938093 · #B2BDB2 · #E3E8E3

Analogous palette

#B2B2BD · #B8B2BD · #BDB2BD · #BDB2B8 · #BDB2B2

Triadic palette

#BDB2BD · #BDBDB2 · #B2BDBD · #E8E3E8 · #E8E8E3

Tetradic palette

#BDB2BD · #BDB8B2 · #B2BDB2 · #B2B8BD · #938093

Monochromatic palette

#746374 · #9A899A · #BDB2BD · #E1DBE1 · #F3F1F3

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