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#B0B5BB

#b0b5bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0b5bb 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, 70.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.88% cyan, 3.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 212.73°, 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 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4587

Complementary

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #bbb6b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #bbb1b0
  3. #bbbbb0

Analogous

  1. #b0bbbb
  2. #b0b5bb
  3. #b1b0bb

Triadic

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #bbb0b5
  3. #b5bbb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #b6b0bb
  3. #bbb6b0
  4. #b5bbb0

Square

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #bbb0bb
  3. #bbb6b0
  4. #b0bbb1

Monochromatic

  1. #616871
  2. #878e98
  3. #b0b5bb
  4. #d9dcde
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b0b5bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #9ea3a8
  3. #8d9196
  4. #7b7f83
  5. #6a6d70
  6. #585b5e
  7. #46484b
  8. #353638
  9. #232425
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0b5bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #b8bcc2
  3. #c0c4c9
  4. #c8cbcf
  5. #d0d3d6
  6. #d8dadd
  7. #dfe1e4
  8. #e7e9eb
  9. #eff0f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0b5bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0b5bb
  2. #abb0b5
  3. #a6aaaf
  4. #a2a5a9
  5. #9da0a3
  6. #989b9e
  7. #939598
  8. #8e9092
  9. #8a8b8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b5b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b5bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b4bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeb6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b5bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b4bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afb6b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0b5bb {
  color: #b0b5bb;
}
Background
.bg-b0b5bb {
  background-color: #b0b5bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0b5bb {
  border: 2px solid #b0b5bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0b5bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 181 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 7% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0b5bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0b5bb, #b1b0bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0b5bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 181 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.72 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.50 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.50 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.88 #4f4a44 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Silver
#b0b5bb  rgb(176, 181, 187)  hsl(213, 7%, 71%)  Silver
#bbb6b0  rgb(187, 182, 176)  hsl(33, 7%, 71%)  Silver
#bbb0b5  rgb(187, 176, 181)  hsl(333, 7%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b5bbb0  rgb(181, 187, 176)  hsl(93, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray