#BDC8BC

A color in the Green family

#bdc8bc is a color in the Green family: RGB(189, 200, 188), HSL(115°, 10%, 76%), CMYK(5%, 0%, 6%, 22%). Closest named color: silver. Contrast is 1.73:1 on white and 12.15:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#bdc8bc
RGBrgb(189 200 188)
RGB (legacy)rgb(189, 200, 188)
RGB %rgb(74% 78% 74%)
HSLhsl(115 10% 76%)
HSV / HSBhsv(115, 6%, 78%)
HWBhwb(115 74% 22%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 22%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(79.49 -5.57 4.66)
LCHlch(79.49 7.26 140.11)
OKLaboklab(0.8209 -0.0163 0.0123)
OKLCHoklch(0.8209 0.0204 143.02)
Decimal12437692

Properties

Color ToneGreen
Closest named colorsilver ΔE 2.4
Closest web-safe color#cccccc
Hue115°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)10% / 6%
Lightness (HSL)76%
Brightness or Value (HSV)78%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)77% / 77%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.5576
Red / Green / Blue189 / 200 / 188

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.73:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
12.15:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 31.3 / -71.5 · As background with white / black text: Lc -35.1 / 72.6

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #bdc8bc;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(82.09% 0.0204 143.02);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(189 200 188 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#bdc8bc] text-[#bdc8bc] border-[#bdc8bc]">