#bdb3b2

Color #bdb3b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.51 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb3b2

RGB

rgb(189, 179, 178)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 5.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.72, 3.37, 1.78)

LCH

lch(73.72, 3.81, 27.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.5%, 0.0115, 24.57)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bcbd

Analogous

#bdb2b7

#bdb3b2

#bdb9b2

Triadic

#bdb3b2

#b2bdb3

#b3b2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb3b2

#b2bdb9

#b2b7bd

Tetradic

#bdb3b2

#bcbdb2

#b2bcbd

#b3b2bd

Square

#bdb3b2

#b7bdb2

#b2bcbd

#b9b2bd

Shades

Color #bdb3b2 mixed toward black.

#a19391

#847371

#635655

#423938

#211d1c

Tints

Color #bdb3b2 mixed toward white.

#c8c0bf

#d3cccc

#ded9d9

#e9e6e5

#f4f2f2

Tones

Color #bdb3b2 mixed toward gray.

#bcb4b3

#bbb5b4

#bab5b5

#b9b6b6

#b9b7b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9b2 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b9bab2 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bdb2b2 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb3b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb3b2]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#bdb3b2 (#bdb3b2) is rgb(189, 179, 178) in RGB.

No, #bdb3b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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