#BDBDBD#BDBDBD
#BDBDBD is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.509; OKLCH L 79.8% C 0.000 H 0.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BDBDBD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 189, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 0%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 0%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.61, 0.00, 0.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.61, 0.00, 180.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.84% 0 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.84% 0 0) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3676, 50.8881, 55.4085) |
| Luminance | 0.5089 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 0.78
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 2.95
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 3.77
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 5.46
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 5.51
Warm Gray
#C9BEB0
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BDBDBD #BDBDBD
analogous
#BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD
triadic
#BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD
tetradic
#BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD
square
#BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD
split-complementary
#BDBDBD #BDBDBD #BDBDBD
monochromatic
#808080 #9E9E9E #BDBDBD #DCDCDC #F0F0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.88
#BDBDBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.18
#BDBDBD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BDBDBD
11.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BDBDBD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BDBDBD | 1.00 | 1.88 | 11.18 | 11.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBDBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBDBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BDBDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BDBDBD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bdbdbd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 189, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.8% 0.000 0.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0d0d0',
500: '#bdbdbd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bdbdbd; $custom-light: #d0d0d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bdbdbd",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 189,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 0,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79837,
"c": 0,
"h": 0
},
"luminance": 0.50888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BDBDBD
secondary
#8F8F8F
accent
#8A8A5C
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFBFB
border
#D4D4D4
text
#141414
muted
#838383