Information about #BDB3B3 color

#BDB3B3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BDB3B3 falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 179, 179) — 74.1% red, 70.2% green, 70.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BDB3B3 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pink Swan (#BFB3B2). Slightly further away sit Black Shadows (#BFAFB2) and Rakaia (#BAB7B5).

The recipe behind #BDB3B3 is rgb(189, 179, 179), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDB3B3: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDB3B3 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDB3B3 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDB3B3 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDB3B3 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDB3B3 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BDB3B3 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BDB3B3

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Half Mountain Mist color link
Half Mountain Mist

#B7B4B0

Triple Concrete color link
Triple Concrete

#B7B6B5

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

Gray Cloud color link
Gray Cloud

#B6B6B4

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

#BDB3B3 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDB3B3
  • RGB189, 179, 179
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 179, 179)
  • HSL0°, 7%, 72%
  • HSL Precise0°, 7.042%, 72.157%
  • HSV0°, 5%, 74%
  • HSB0°, 5%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.702, 0.702)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.702, 0.702, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.702, 0.702)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDB3B3
  • DECIMAL ID12432307
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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