All About Color #BDB9B7

#BDB9B7

About #BDB9B7

#BDB9B7 is a light gray color with the hex code #BDB9B7. In RGB it is red 189, green 185, blue 183; in HSL it is hue 20°, saturation 4%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 0%, 2%, 3%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.95:1 on white and 10.79:1 on black.

#BDB9B7 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, B9, B7
CMYK0.00%, 2.12%, 3.17%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 185, 183
HSL20°, 4%, 73%
RGB Octal275, 271, 267
HSV (HSB)20.00°, 3.17%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111001, 10110111
CIE-L*AB75.41, 1.04, 1.50
RGB Percent74.12%, 72.55%, 71.76%
CIE-L*CH75.41, 1.83, 55.19
XYZ46.88, 48.94, 51.77
CIE-L*UV75.41, 2.42, 2.05
xyY0.32, 0.33, 48.94
Hunter-Lab69.95, -2.79, 5.09
RYB74.12%, 72.94%, 71.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDB9B7 on a dark background: contrast 10.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDB9B7 on a light background: contrast 1.95:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDB9B7, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDB9B7 · #E9E8E7 · #918B88 · #B7BBBD · #E7E8E9

Analogous palette

#BDB7BB · #BDB7B8 · #BDB9B7 · #BDBCB7 · #BBBDB7

Triadic palette

#BDB9B7 · #B7BDB9 · #B9B7BD · #E9E8E7 · #E7E9E8

Tetradic palette

#BDB9B7 · #B8BDB7 · #B7BBBD · #BCB7BD · #918B88

Monochromatic palette

#726C69 · #989290 · #BDB9B7 · #E2E0DF · #F3F2F2

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