#bdb9bb

Color #bdb9bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.85 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb9bb

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 187)

HSL

hsl(330, 2.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 2.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 1.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.52, 1.77, -0.51)

LCH

lch(75.52, 1.84, 343.93)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0053, 345.7)

HWB

hwb(330, 72.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bdbb

Analogous

#bdb9bd

#bdb9bb

#bdb9b9

Triadic

#bdb9bb

#bbbdb9

#b9bbbd

Split-complementary

#bdb9bb

#b9bdb9

#b9bdbd

Tetradic

#bdb9bb

#bdbbb9

#b9bdbb

#b9bbbd

Square

#bdb9bb

#bdbdb9

#b9bdbb

#b9b9bd

Shades

Color #bdb9bb mixed toward black.

#9f999c

#80797d

#605b5d

#403c3e

#201e1f

Tints

Color #bdb9bb mixed toward white.

#c8c5c6

#d3d0d2

#dedcdd

#e9e8e8

#f4f3f4

Tones

Color #bdb9bb mixed toward gray.

#bdb9bb

#bcbabb

#bbbbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#bdbaba · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb9bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb9bb]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bdb9bb (#bdb9bb) is rgb(189, 185, 187) in RGB.

No, #bdb9bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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