All About Color #BDBDBD

#BDBDBD

About #BDBDBD

#BDBDBD is a light gray color with the hex code #BDBDBD. In RGB it is red 189, green 189, blue 189; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 0%, lightness 74%; in CMYK it is 0%, 0%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 1.88:1 on white and 11.18:1 on black.

#BDBDBD Color Conversion

Hex tripletBD, BD, BD
CMYK0.00%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 25.88%
RGB Decimal189, 189, 189
HSL0°, 0%, 74%
RGB Octal275, 275, 275
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 0.00%, 74.12%
RGB Binary10111101, 10111101, 10111101
CIE-L*AB76.61, 0.00, -0.01
RGB Percent74.12%, 74.12%, 74.12%
CIE-L*CH76.61, 0.01, 296.81
XYZ48.37, 50.89, 55.42
CIE-L*UV76.61, 0.01, 0.00
xyY0.31, 0.33, 50.89
Hunter-Lab71.34, -3.81, 3.88
RYB74.12%, 74.12%, 74.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BDBDBD on a dark background: contrast 11.18:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BDBDBD on a light background: contrast 1.88:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BDBDBD · #EBEBEB · #8F8F8F · #BDBDBD · #EBEBEB

Analogous palette

#BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #BDBDBD

Triadic palette

#BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #EBEBEB · #EBEBEB

Tetradic palette

#BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #BDBDBD · #8F8F8F

Monochromatic palette

#707070 · #969696 · #BDBDBD · #E3E3E3 · #F2F2F2

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