#bdb4b9

Color #bdb4b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb4b9

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 185)

HSL

hsl(326.7, 6.4%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(326.7, 4.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.17, 4.09, -1.4)

LCH

lch(74.17, 4.32, 341.1)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0123, 342.45)

HWB

hwb(326.7, 70.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bdb8

Analogous

#bdb4bd

#bdb4b9

#bdb4b5

Triadic

#bdb4b9

#b9bdb4

#b4b9bd

Split-complementary

#bdb4b9

#b5bdb4

#b4bdbd

Tetradic

#bdb4b9

#bdb8b4

#b4bdb8

#b4b9bd

Square

#bdb4b9

#bdbdb4

#b4bdb8

#b4b5bd

Shades

Color #bdb4b9 mixed toward black.

#a0939b

#83737c

#62565d

#413a3e

#211d1f

Tints

Color #bdb4b9 mixed toward white.

#c8c1c5

#d3cdd0

#dedadc

#e9e6e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bdb4b9 mixed toward gray.

#bcb5b9

#bcb6b9

#bbb6b9

#bab7b9

#b9b8b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b8 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#babab8 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#bdb7b7 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb4b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb4b9]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bdb4b9 (#bdb4b9) is rgb(189, 180, 185) in RGB.

No, #bdb4b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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