#bdbbbd

Color #bdbbbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-300 #d4d4d8 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbbd

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 189)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.09, 1.07, -0.76)

LCH

lch(76.09, 1.31, 324.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0035, 325.41)

HWB

hwb(300, 73.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbdbb

Analogous

#bcbbbd

#bdbbbd

#bdbbbc

Triadic

#bdbbbd

#bdbdbb

#bbbdbd

Split-complementary

#bdbbbd

#bcbdbb

#bbbdbc

Tetradic

#bdbbbd

#bdbbbb

#bbbdbb

#bbbdbd

Square

#bdbbbd

#bdbcbb

#bbbdbb

#bbbcbd

Shades

Color #bdbbbd mixed toward black.

#9e9b9e

#7f7b7f

#5f5d5f

#403e40

#201f20

Tints

Color #bdbbbd mixed toward white.

#c8c6c8

#d3d2d3

#deddde

#e9e8e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bdbbbd mixed toward gray.

#bdbbbd

#bcbbbc

#bcbcbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcbd · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#bdbcbc · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbbd (#bdbbbd) is rgb(189, 187, 189) in RGB.

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

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