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#BFBBB2

#bfbbb2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbb2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.33% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 6.81% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 9.22% saturation and 72.35% 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 4.71.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4983

Complementary

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #b2b6bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #b2bcbf
  3. #b4b2bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb4b2
  2. #bfbbb2
  3. #bcbfb2

Triadic

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #b2bfbb
  3. #bbb2bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #b6bfb2
  3. #b2b6bf
  4. #bbb2bf

Square

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #b2bfb4
  3. #b2b6bf
  4. #bfb2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #767062
  2. #9c9688
  3. #bfbbb2
  4. #e2e0dc
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bfbbb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #aca8a0
  3. #99968e
  4. #86837d
  5. #73706b
  6. #605e59
  7. #4c4b47
  8. #393835
  9. #262524
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #c5c2ba
  3. #ccc9c1
  4. #d2cfc9
  5. #d9d6d1
  6. #dfddd9
  7. #e5e4e0
  8. #ecebe8
  9. #f2f1f0
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbb2
  2. #b9b5ad
  3. #b2afa8
  4. #aca9a3
  5. #a6a39e
  6. #a09e99
  7. #999894
  8. #93928f
  9. #8d8c8a
  10. #868685
  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 #bdbbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbbb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebcb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebbb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbbb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbb2 {
  color: #bfbbb2;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbb2 {
  background-color: #bfbbb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbb2 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 9% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbb2, #bcbfb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 178 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.79 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.28 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.47 #40444d Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbb2  rgb(191, 187, 178)  hsl(42, 9%, 72%)  Silver
#b2b6bf  rgb(178, 182, 191)  hsl(222, 9%, 72%)  Silver
#b2bfbb  rgb(178, 191, 187)  hsl(162, 9%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bbb2bf  rgb(187, 178, 191)  hsl(282, 9%, 72%)  Languid Lavender