All About Color #BDB5B2

#BDB5B2

About #BDB5B2

#BDB5B2 is a light gray color with the hex code #BDB5B2. In RGB it is red 189, green 181, blue 178; in HSL it is hue 16°, saturation 8%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 4%, 6%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.02:1 on white and 10.42:1 on black.

#BDB5B2 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B5, B2
CMYK0.00%, 4.23%, 5.82%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 181, 178
HSL16°, 8%, 72%
RGB Octal275, 265, 262
HSV (HSB)16.36°, 5.82%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10110101, 10110010
CIE-L*AB74.24, 2.30, 2.53
RGB Percent74.12%, 70.98%, 69.80%
CIE-L*CH74.24, 3.41, 47.74
XYZ45.55, 47.08, 48.81
CIE-L*UV74.24, 4.83, 3.32
xyY0.32, 0.33, 47.08
Hunter-Lab68.62, -1.59, 5.86
RYB74.12%, 71.42%, 69.80%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB5B2 on a dark background: contrast 10.42:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB5B2 on a light background: contrast 2.02:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB5B2, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB5B2 · #E8E5E3 · #938580 · #B2BABD · #E3E6E8

Analogous palette

#BDB2BA · #BDB2B5 · #BDB5B2 · #BDBBB2 · #BABDB2

Triadic palette

#BDB5B2 · #B2BDB5 · #B5B2BD · #E8E5E3 · #E3E8E5

Tetradic palette

#BDB5B2 · #B5BDB2 · #B2BABD · #BBB2BD · #938580

Monochromatic palette

#746763 · #9A8D89 · #BDB5B2 · #E1DDDB · #F3F2F1

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