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#BDBBB8 Dust to Dust

#BDBBB8 is a light gray named Dust to Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.3% green and 72.2% blue (rgb(189, 187, 184)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 4% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. #BDBBB8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.96:1.

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Variations of #BDBBB8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BDBBB8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BDBBB8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBBB8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BCBBB8
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBBB8
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBBB8
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BCBBB8
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBBB8
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEBABA
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBBB9
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBBA

#BDBBB8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BDBBB8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.96:1 Very good#BDBBB8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBBB8 in CSS

/* Dust to Dust */
.color { color: #BDBBB8; }
.background { background-color: #BDBBB8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBBB8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 187 184);
color: hsl(36 4% 73%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.005 78.3);

#BDBBB8 FAQ

What color is #BDBBB8?

#BDBBB8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Dust to Dust. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBBB8?

#BDBBB8 is rgb(189, 187, 184) in RGB, hsl(36, 4%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBBB8?

The complementary color of #BDBBB8 is #B8BABD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBBB8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBBB8: 10.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBBB8 a warm or cool color?

#BDBBB8 is a neutral color.