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#B0B6BC

#b0b6bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0b6bc 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, 71.37% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.38% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 8.22% saturation and 71.37% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.4632

Complementary

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #bcb6b0

Split complementary

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #bcb0b0
  3. #bcbcb0

Analogous

  1. #b0bcbc
  2. #b0b6bc
  3. #b0b0bc

Triadic

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #bcb0b6
  3. #b6bcb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #b6b0bc
  3. #bcb6b0
  4. #b6bcb0

Square

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #bcb0bc
  3. #bcb6b0
  4. #b0bcb0

Monochromatic

  1. #616972
  2. #879099
  3. #b0b6bc
  4. #d9dcdf
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b0b6bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #9ea4a9
  3. #8d9296
  4. #7b7f84
  5. #6a6d71
  6. #585b5e
  7. #46494b
  8. #353738
  9. #232426
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0b6bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #b8bdc3
  3. #c0c5c9
  4. #c8ccd0
  5. #d0d3d7
  6. #d8dbde
  7. #dfe2e4
  8. #e7e9eb
  9. #eff0f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0b6bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0b6bc
  2. #abb1b6
  3. #a6abb0
  4. #a2a6aa
  5. #9da0a4
  6. #989b9e
  7. #939698
  8. #8e9092
  9. #8a8b8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b6bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb7ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0b6bc {
  color: #b0b6bc;
}
Background
.bg-b0b6bc {
  background-color: #b0b6bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0b6bc {
  border: 2px solid #b0b6bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0b6bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 182 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 8% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0b6bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0b6bc, #b0b0bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0b6bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 182 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.03 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.39 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.39 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.69 #4f4943 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Silver
#b0b6bc  rgb(176, 182, 188)  hsl(210, 8%, 71%)  Silver
#bcb6b0  rgb(188, 182, 176)  hsl(30, 8%, 71%)  Silver
#bcb0b6  rgb(188, 176, 182)  hsl(330, 8%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b6bcb0  rgb(182, 188, 176)  hsl(90, 8%, 71%)  Ash Gray