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#BFBBBA

#bfbbba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 2.62% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 3.76% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.27.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5016

Complementary

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #babebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #babfbd
  3. #babbbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #bfbbba
  3. #bfbdba

Triadic

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #babfbb
  3. #bbbabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #bebfba
  3. #babebf
  4. #bbbabf

Square

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #bbbfba
  3. #babebf
  4. #bdbabf

Monochromatic

  1. #746d6c
  2. #9a9492
  3. #bfbbba
  4. #e4e2e2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bfbbba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #aca8a7
  3. #999695
  4. #868382
  5. #737070
  6. #605e5d
  7. #4c4b4a
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #c5c2c1
  3. #ccc9c8
  4. #d2cfcf
  5. #d9d6d6
  6. #dfdddd
  7. #e5e4e3
  8. #ecebea
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbba
  2. #b9b5b4
  3. #b2afae
  4. #aca9a9
  5. #a6a3a3
  6. #a09e9d
  7. #999897
  8. #939291
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbbba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbcba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bbba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbba {
  color: #bfbbba;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbba {
  background-color: #bfbbba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbba {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbba, #bfbdba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.12 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.16 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.02 #404445 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbba  rgb(191, 187, 186)  hsl(12, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#babebf  rgb(186, 190, 191)  hsl(192, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#babfbb  rgb(186, 191, 187)  hsl(132, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbabf  rgb(187, 186, 191)  hsl(252, 4%, 74%)  Silver