#bdbebc Color Information

#bdbebc Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bdbebc. In RGB, it consists of 74.1% Red, 74.5% Green, and 73.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.1% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 90.0°, with saturation of 1.5% and lightness of 74.1%. The decimal value for #bdbebc is 12435132, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bdbebc is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bdbebc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color189, 190, 188 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color74.1%, 74.5%, 73.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.259, 0.255, 0.263 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.005, 0, 0.011, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color90.0°, 1.5%, 74.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color90.0°, 1.1%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.477, 51.277, 54.919 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color188, 190, 189 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12435132 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color76.846, -0.713, 0.877 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)76.846, 1.130, 129.128 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color76.846, -0.455, 1.427 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color71.608, -4.473, 4.653 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.313, 0.332, 51.277 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290625212 / 0xffbdbebc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccccc Copy
Last Updated: October 6, 2024

Shades of #bdbebc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bdbebc, its pure hue is 90.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.5%, and its lightness is 74.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bdbebc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #181818 to #a5a6a5.

Tints of #bdbebc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bdbebc, its pure hue is 90.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.5%, and its lightness is 74.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bdbebc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c5c6c4 to #f7f7f7.

Tones of #bdbebc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bdbebc, its pure hue is 90.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 1.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bdbebc, which range from #bdbdbd (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #bdff7b (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bdbebc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bdbebc! For #bdbebc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bdbebc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bdbebc

This color, #bdbebc, consists of 74.1% Red, 74.5% Green, and 73.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 189, Green = 190, Blue = 188. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bdbebc is 0.5% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 1.1% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R74.1%
C0.5%
G74.5%
M0.0%
B73.7%
Y1.1%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 189 190 188
Octal 275 276 274
Hexa #bd #be #bc
Binary 10111101 10111110 10111100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 0 1 25
Octal 0 0 1 31
Hexa #00 #00 #01 #19
Binary 00000000 00000000 00000001 00011001

Analogous Colors of #bdbebc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bdbebc — which has hue 90.0° — its analogous colors are located at 60.0° and 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdbebc.

Triadic Colors of #bdbebc

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bdbebc — which has hue 90.0° — its triadic colors are located at 90.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdbebc.

Complementary Color of #bdbebc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bdbebc — which has hue 90.0° — its complementary color is located at 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdbebc.

Split Complementary Colors of #bdbebc

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bdbebc — which has hue 90.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 90.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdbebc.

Tetradic Colors of #bdbebc

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bdbebc — which has hue 90.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 0.0°, 90.0°, 180.0°, and 270.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bdbebc.

Monochromatic Colors of #bdbebc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bdbebc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9c9d9b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dedfdd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bdbebc

We want to make getting started with #bdbebc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bdbebc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bdbebc can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bdbebc with other HTML elements.

#bdbebc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bdbebc.
<span style="color: #bdbebc;">The color of this text is #bdbebc.</span>

#bdbebc Background Color

The background color for this text is #bdbebc.
<div style="background-color: #bdbebc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bdbebc.</div>

#bdbebc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bdbebc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bdbebc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bdbebc.</span>

#bdbebc Border Color

This is a div with border color #bdbebc.
<div style="border: #bdbebc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bdbebc.</div>

#bdbebc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bdbebc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bdbebc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bdbebc on a white background.</div></div>

#bdbebc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bdbebc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bdbebc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bdbebc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bdbebc to White

This is a gradient from #bdbebc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bdbebc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bdbebc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bdbebc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bdbebc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bdbebc to white.</div>

Gradient from #bdbebc to Black

This is a gradient from #bdbebc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bdbebc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bdbebc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bdbebc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bdbebc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bdbebc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bdbebc

In addition to using #bdbebc on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bdbebc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bdbebc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 189, Green = 190, Blue = 188). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bdbebc in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bdbebc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(189, 190, 188)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bdbebc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bdbebc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bdbebc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(189, 190, 188);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bdbebc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:189, green:190, blue:188, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:189 green:190 blue:188 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(189f, 190f, 188f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(189, 190, 188);
 

#bdbebc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bdbebc the same way. For those with color blindness, #bdbebc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bdbebc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bdbebc is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bdbebc looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bdbebc will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bdbebc is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text