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#BBBBBF

#bbbbbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbbbf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.03% saturation and 74.12% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.52.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4987

Complementary

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #bfbfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #bfbdbb
  3. #bdbfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbdbf
  2. #bbbbbf
  3. #bdbbbf

Triadic

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #bfbbbb
  3. #bbbfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #bfbbbf
  3. #bfbfbb
  4. #bbbfbb

Square

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #bfbbbd
  3. #bfbfbb
  4. #bbbfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6d74
  2. #94949a
  3. #bbbbbf
  4. #e2e2e4
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#bbbbbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #a8a8ac
  3. #969699
  4. #838386
  5. #707073
  6. #5e5e60
  7. #4b4b4c
  8. #383839
  9. #252526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #c2c2c5
  3. #c9c9cc
  4. #cfcfd2
  5. #d6d6d9
  6. #dddddf
  7. #e4e4e5
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbbf
  2. #b5b5b9
  3. #afafb2
  4. #a9a9ac
  5. #a3a3a6
  6. #9e9ea0
  7. #989899
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbbbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babbbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbbf {
  color: #bbbbbf;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbbf {
  background-color: #bbbbbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbbf {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbbf, #bdbbbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.31 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.31 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.29 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.43 #444440 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbbbf  rgb(187, 187, 191)  hsl(240, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbfbb  rgb(191, 191, 187)  hsl(60, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbbb  rgb(191, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbb  rgb(187, 191, 187)  hsl(120, 3%, 74%)  Silver