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#BBBFBC

#bbbfbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbfbc 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, 74.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 135°, 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5146

Complementary

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #bfbbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #bebbbf
  3. #bfbbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbfbb
  2. #bbbfbc
  3. #bbbfbe

Triadic

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #bcbbbf
  3. #bfbcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #bbbebf
  3. #bfbbbe
  4. #bfbcbb

Square

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #bbbcbf
  3. #bfbbbe
  4. #bfbebb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d746f
  2. #949a95
  3. #bbbfbc
  4. #e2e4e3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbbfbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #a8aca9
  3. #969996
  4. #838684
  5. #707371
  6. #5e605e
  7. #4b4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #c2c5c3
  3. #c9ccc9
  4. #cfd2d0
  5. #d6d9d7
  6. #dddfde
  7. #e4e5e4
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfbc
  2. #b5b9b6
  3. #afb2b0
  4. #a9acaa
  5. #a3a6a4
  6. #9ea09e
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbfbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfbc {
  color: #bbbfbc;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfbc {
  background-color: #bbbfbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfbc {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfbc, #bbbfbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.94 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.92 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.97 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.44 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.40 #444043 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbfbc  rgb(187, 191, 188)  hsl(135, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbbe  rgb(191, 187, 190)  hsl(315, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbbbf  rgb(188, 187, 191)  hsl(255, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbb  rgb(191, 188, 187)  hsl(15, 3%, 74%)  Silver