#bdb2b8

Color #bdb2b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb2b8

RGB

rgb(189, 178, 184)

HSL

hsl(327.3, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.3, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.62, 4.99, -1.65)

LCH

lch(73.62, 5.26, 341.7)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.015, 343.37)

HWB

hwb(327.3, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bdb7

Analogous

#bdb2bd

#bdb2b8

#bdb2b3

Triadic

#bdb2b8

#b8bdb2

#b2b8bd

Split-complementary

#bdb2b8

#b3bdb2

#b2bdbd

Tetradic

#bdb2b8

#bdb7b2

#b2bdb7

#b2b8bd

Square

#bdb2b8

#bdbdb2

#b2bdb7

#b2b3bd

Shades

Color #bdb2b8 mixed toward black.

#a1919a

#84717b

#63555c

#42383e

#211c1f

Tints

Color #bdb2b8 mixed toward white.

#c8bfc4

#d3ccd0

#ded9dc

#e9e5e7

#f4f2f3

Tones

Color #bdb2b8 mixed toward gray.

#bcb3b8

#bbb4b8

#bab5b8

#b9b6b8

#b9b7b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8b7 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b9bab6 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#bcb5b5 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb2b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb2b8]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bdb2b8 (#bdb2b8) is rgb(189, 178, 184) in RGB.

No, #bdb2b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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