#BDB3A8 Color

#BDB3A8 is rgb(189, 179, 168) in RGB and hsl(31, 14%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDB3A8

HEX#BDB3A8

RGBrgb(189, 179, 168)

HSLhsl(31, 14%, 70%)

HSVhsv(31, 11%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.019 70.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BDB3A8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.06:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BDB3A8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BDB3A8 Complementary#A8B2BD Analogous#BDA8A8 Analogous#BDBDA8 Triadic#A8BDB3 Triadic#B3A8BD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BDB3A8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C6BDB3 #CFC7BF #D8D1CB #E0DBD6 #E9E6E2 #F2F0EE

Shades

#A99C8E #948371 #7A6C5C #5D5246 #433B32 #26211D

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