All About Color #BDBDB3

#BDBDB3

About #BDBDB3

#BDBDB3 is a light gray color with the hex code #BDBDB3. In RGB it is red 189, green 189, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 60°, saturation 7%, lightness 72%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 5%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.89:1 on white and 11.09:1 on black.

#BDBDB3 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, BD, B3
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 5.29%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 189, 179
HSL60°, 7%, 72%
RGB Octal275, 275, 263
HSV (HSB)60.00°, 5.29%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111101, 10110011
CIE-L*AB76.36, -1.80, 5.04
RGB Percent74.12%, 74.12%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH76.36, 5.35, 109.66
XYZ47.32, 50.47, 49.90
CIE-L*UV76.36, 0.57, 7.72
xyY0.32, 0.34, 50.47
Hunter-Lab71.04, -5.42, 8.09
RYB70.20%, 74.12%, 70.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDBDB3 on a dark background: contrast 11.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDBDB3 on a light background: contrast 1.89:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BDBDB3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDBDB3 · #E7E7E4 · #929281 · #B3B3BD · #E4E4E7

Analogous palette

#BDB3B3 · #BDB8B3 · #BDBDB3 · #B8BDB3 · #B3BDB3

Triadic palette

#BDBDB3 · #B3BDBD · #BDB3BD · #E7E7E4 · #E4E7E7

Tetradic palette

#BDBDB3 · #B3BDB8 · #B3B3BD · #BDB3B8 · #929281

Monochromatic palette

#737364 · #99998A · #BDBDB3 · #E0E0DC · #F3F3F1

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