#bdb9b8

Color #bdb9b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.76 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-300 #d8d2d0 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb9b8

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 184)

HSL

hsl(12, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.44, 1.22, 1)

LCH

lch(75.44, 1.58, 39.34)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0047, 34.7)

HWB

hwb(12, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bcbd

Analogous

#bdb8b9

#bdb9b8

#bdbbb8

Triadic

#bdb9b8

#b8bdb9

#b9b8bd

Split-complementary

#bdb9b8

#b8bdbb

#b8b9bd

Tetradic

#bdb9b8

#bcbdb8

#b8bcbd

#b9b8bd

Square

#bdb9b8

#b9bdb8

#b8bcbd

#bbb8bd

Shades

Color #bdb9b8 mixed toward black.

#9f9998

#817a78

#615b5a

#403d3c

#201e1e

Tints

Color #bdb9b8 mixed toward white.

#c8c5c4

#d3d0d0

#dedcdb

#e9e8e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bdb9b8 mixed toward gray.

#bcb9b8

#bcb9b9

#bcbab9

#bbbaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb8 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb8 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bdb8b8 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb9b8]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#bdb9b8 (#bdb9b8) is rgb(189, 185, 184) in RGB.

No, #bdb9b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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