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#B0B0BB

#b0b0bb ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0b0bb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 69.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 7.48% saturation and 71.18% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.05.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4387

Complementary

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #bbbbb0

Split complementary

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #bbb6b0
  3. #b6bbb0

Analogous

  1. #b0b6bb
  2. #b0b0bb
  3. #b6b0bb

Triadic

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #bbb0b0
  3. #b0bbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #bbb0bb
  3. #bbbbb0
  4. #b0bbb0

Square

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #bbb0b6
  3. #bbbbb0
  4. #b0bbb6

Monochromatic

  1. #616171
  2. #878798
  3. #b0b0bb
  4. #d9d9de
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b0b0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #9e9ea8
  3. #8d8d96
  4. #7b7b83
  5. #6a6a70
  6. #58585e
  7. #46464b
  8. #353538
  9. #232325
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0b0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #b8b8c2
  3. #c0c0c9
  4. #c8c8cf
  5. #d0d0d6
  6. #d8d8dd
  7. #dfdfe4
  8. #e7e7eb
  9. #efeff1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0b0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0b0bb
  2. #ababb5
  3. #a6a6af
  4. #a2a2a9
  5. #9d9da3
  6. #98989e
  7. #939398
  8. #8e8e92
  9. #8a8a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb1bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb1bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb1bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb0bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb1b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0b0bb {
  color: #b0b0bb;
}
Background
.bg-b0b0bb {
  background-color: #b0b0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0b0bb {
  border: 2px solid #b0b0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0b0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 176 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 7% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0b0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0b0bb, #b6b0bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0b0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 176 187 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.05 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.94 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.94 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.66 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.84 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.01 #4f4f44 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b0b0bb  rgb(176, 176, 187)  hsl(240, 7%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bbbbb0  rgb(187, 187, 176)  hsl(60, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bbb0b0  rgb(187, 176, 176)  hsl(0, 7%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b0bbb0  rgb(176, 187, 176)  hsl(120, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray