#bdb6b9

Color #bdb6b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light pink.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6b9

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 185)

HSL

hsl(334.3, 5%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(334.3, 3.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.68, 3.01, -0.64)

LCH

lch(74.68, 3.08, 348)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.009, 349.07)

HWB

hwb(334.3, 71.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bdba

Analogous

#bdb6bc

#bdb6b9

#bdb6b6

Triadic

#bdb6b9

#b9bdb6

#b6b9bd

Split-complementary

#bdb6b9

#b6bdb6

#b6bcbd

Tetradic

#bdb6b9

#bdbab6

#b6bdba

#b6b9bd

Square

#bdb6b9

#bcbdb6

#b6bdba

#b6b6bd

Shades

Color #bdb6b9 mixed toward black.

#a0959a

#82757b

#61585c

#413b3d

#201d1f

Tints

Color #bdb6b9 mixed toward white.

#c8c2c5

#d3ced0

#dedadc

#e9e7e8

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bdb6b9 mixed toward gray.

#bcb6b9

#bcb7b9

#bbb8b9

#bab9b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab8 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#babbb8 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#bdb8b8 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6b9]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6b9 (#bdb6b9) is rgb(189, 182, 185) in RGB.

No, #bdb6b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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