#BDBBAD Color

#BDBBAD is rgb(189, 187, 173) in RGB and hsl(52, 11%, 71%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Silver. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BDBBAD

HEX#BDBBAD

RGBrgb(189, 187, 173)

HSLhsl(52, 11%, 71%)

HSVhsv(52, 8%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(79% 0.019 100.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 8%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

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

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.88:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

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

Base#BDBBAD Complementary#ADAFBD Analogous#BDB3AD Analogous#B7BDAD Triadic#ADBDBB Triadic#BBADBD

Tints & Shades

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

Tints

#C6C4B8 #CFCEC4 #D8D7CF #DFDED7 #E8E8E3 #F1F1EE

Shades

#A6A491 #928E77 #77745F #5D5B4B #413F34 #282720

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