Palettes / Colors / #BDB3BB

#BDB3BB — Silver Grey

#BDB3BB is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BDB3BB 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 #B3BDB5; it also sits naturally between #BAB3BD and #BDB3B6. 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 70% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 1% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDB3BB

.text { color: #BDB3BB; }
.background { background-color: #BDB3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDB3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 179, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(312, 7%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDB3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 179, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDB3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 179, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDB3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDB3BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3BDB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDB3BB: #000000.

How #BDB3BB 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 #BDB3BB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDB3BB?

#BDB3BB is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 189, 179, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDB3BB?

#BDB3BB is RGB 189, 179, 187 — HSL 312°, 7%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 1%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDB3BB?

Its complement is #B3BDB5; analogous partners are #BAB3BD and #BDB3B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDB3BB for text?

Black text on #BDB3BB has a contrast ratio of 10.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.