#bdbcbd

Color #bdbcbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.5 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbcbd

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(300, 0.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 0.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.35, 0.53, -0.38)

LCH

lch(76.35, 0.65, 324.36)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0018, 326.31)

HWB

hwb(300, 73.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbdbc

Analogous

#bcbcbd

#bdbcbd

#bdbcbc

Triadic

#bdbcbd

#bdbdbc

#bcbdbd

Split-complementary

#bdbcbd

#bcbdbc

Tetradic

#bdbcbd

#bdbcbc

#bcbdbc

#bcbdbd

Square

#bdbcbd

#bdbcbc

#bcbdbc

#bcbcbd

Shades

Color #bdbcbd mixed toward black.

#9e9c9e

#7f7d7f

#5f5d5f

#3f3e3f

#201f20

Tints

Color #bdbcbd mixed toward white.

#c8c7c8

#d3d2d3

#deddde

#e9e9e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bdbcbd mixed toward gray.

#bdbcbd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 0.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbcbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#bdbcbd (#bdbcbd) is rgb(189, 188, 189) in RGB.

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

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