Palettes / Colors / #BDADAD

#BDADAD — Silver Grey

#BDADAD is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#BDADAD is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADBDBD; it also sits naturally between #BDADB5 and #BDB5AD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 8% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BDADAD

.text { color: #BDADAD; }
.background { background-color: #BDADAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDADAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 173, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 11%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDADAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 173, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDADAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 173, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDADAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDADAD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDADAD

Tints of #BDADAD

Tones of #BDADAD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADBDBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDADAD: #000000.

How #BDADAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDADAD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDADAC  ·  #BDADAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDADAD?

#BDADAD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 189, 173, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDADAD?

#BDADAD is RGB 189, 173, 173 — HSL 0°, 11%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 8%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDADAD?

Its complement is #ADBDBD; analogous partners are #BDADB5 and #BDB5AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDADAD for text?

Black text on #BDADAD has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.