#bdbebf

Color #bdbebf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 1.01 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-300 #d4d4d4 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbebf

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 191)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.5%, 74.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.93, -0.16, -0.63)

LCH

lch(76.93, 0.65, 255.75)

OKLCH

oklch(80.1%, 0.0018, 247.62)

HWB

hwb(210, 74.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbebd

Analogous

#bdbfbf

#bdbebf

#bdbdbf

Triadic

#bdbebf

#bfbdbe

#bebfbd

Split-complementary

#bdbebf

#bfbdbd

#bfbfbd

Tetradic

#bdbebf

#bebdbf

#bfbebd

#bebfbd

Square

#bdbebf

#bfbdbf

#bfbebd

#bdbfbd

Shades

Color #bdbebf mixed toward black.

#9d9ea0

#7d7f81

#5e5f60

#3e3f40

#1f2020

Tints

Color #bdbebf mixed toward white.

#c8c9ca

#d3d4d4

#dededf

#e9e9ea

#f4f4f4

Tones

Color #bdbebf mixed toward gray.

#bdbebf

#bdbebe

#bebebe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdbf · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbdbf · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#bdbfbf · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 0.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbebf]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#bdbebf (#bdbebf) is rgb(189, 190, 191) in RGB.

No, #bdbebf is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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