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#BBBFBD

#bbbfbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbfbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 150°, 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.515

Complementary

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #bfbbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #bfbbbf
  3. #bfbbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbfbb
  2. #bbbfbd
  3. #bbbfbf

Triadic

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #bdbbbf
  3. #bfbdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #bbbdbf
  3. #bfbbbd
  4. #bfbdbb

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7471
  2. #949a97
  3. #bbbfbd
  4. #e2e4e3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbbfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #a8acaa
  3. #969997
  4. #838684
  5. #707371
  6. #5e605f
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #c2c5c4
  3. #c9ccca
  4. #cfd2d1
  5. #d6d9d7
  6. #dddfde
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #b5b9b7
  3. #afb2b1
  4. #a9acab
  5. #a3a6a5
  6. #9ea09f
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfbd {
  color: #bbbfbd;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfbd {
  background-color: #bbbfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfbd {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfbd, #bbbfbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.59 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.31 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.39 #444042 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbfbd  rgb(187, 191, 189)  hsl(150, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbbd  rgb(191, 187, 189)  hsl(330, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbbbf  rgb(189, 187, 191)  hsl(270, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbdbb  rgb(191, 189, 187)  hsl(30, 3%, 74%)  Silver