#BDC3C7 · near Silver

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#BDC3C7 (RGB 189, 195, 199) is a light, nearly neutral gray, closest to Silver and near Lavender Gray and Ash. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #BDC3C7 a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 81% lightness and 0.01 chroma at hue 237°.

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HEX#BDC3C7
RGBrgb(189, 195, 199)
HSLhsl(204, 8%, 76%)
CMYK5, 2, 0, 22
CSS var--silver
Contrast1.78:1 white · 11.79:1 black

Similar named colors

Silver #C0C0C0Lavender Gray #C4C3D0Ash #B2BEB5Putty #CDBFA9Thistle #D8BFD8

How to use #BDC3C7

Black text passes WCAG AA on #BDC3C7 (11.79:1); white text does not (1.78:1).

For a calm scheme pair #BDC3C7 with its analogous neighbors #BDC7C6 and #BDBEC7; for contrast use its complement #C7C1BD as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--silver: #BDC3C7;

Color card

#BDC3C7 hex color card: near Silver, RGB 189, 195, 199
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Shades & tints

#262728#4C4E50#717577#979C9F#BDC3C7#CACFD2#D7DBDD#E5E7E9#F2F3F4

Color harmonies for #BDC3C7

Complementary

#BDC3C7#C7C1BD

Analogous

#BDC3C7#BDC7C6#BDBEC7

Triadic

#BDC3C7#C7BDC3#C3C7BD

Split complementary

#BDC3C7#C7BDBE#C7C6BD

Tetradic

#BDC3C7#C6BDC7#C7C1BD#BEC7BD

Palettes with #BDC3C7