#bdbebe

Color #bdbebe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 0.88 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbebe

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 190)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.8%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 0.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.9, -0.35, -0.12)

LCH

lch(76.9, 0.37, 198.92)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0011, 195.26)

HWB

hwb(180, 74.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebdbd

Analogous

#bdbebd

#bdbebe

#bdbdbe

Triadic

#bdbebe

#bebdbe

#bebebd

Split-complementary

#bdbebe

#bebdbd

Tetradic

#bdbebe

#bdbdbe

#bebdbd

#bebebd

Square

#bdbebe

#bdbdbe

#bebdbd

#bdbebd

Shades

Color #bdbebe mixed toward black.

#9d9f9f

#7d7f7f

#5e5f5f

#3f4040

#1f2020

Tints

Color #bdbebe mixed toward white.

#c8c9c9

#d3d4d4

#dedede

#e9e9e9

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bdbebe mixed toward gray.

#bdbebe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbe · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbdbe · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#bdbebe · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 0.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbebe]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#bdbebe (#bdbebe) is rgb(189, 190, 190) in RGB.

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

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