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#B2B4BC

#b2b4bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b4bc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 70.59% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.32% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 6.94% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.4574

Complementary

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #bcbab2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #bcb5b2
  3. #b9bcb2

Analogous

  1. #b2b9bc
  2. #b2b4bc
  3. #b5b2bc

Triadic

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #bcb2b4
  3. #b4bcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #bab2bc
  3. #bcbab2
  4. #b4bcb2

Square

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #bcb2b9
  3. #bcbab2
  4. #b2bcb5

Monochromatic

  1. #636672
  2. #898c98
  3. #b2b4bc
  4. #dbdce0
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b2b4bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #a0a2a9
  3. #8e9096
  4. #7d7e84
  5. #6b6c71
  6. #595a5e
  7. #47484b
  8. #353638
  9. #242426
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b4bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #babcc3
  3. #c1c3c9
  4. #c9cbd0
  5. #d1d2d7
  6. #d9dade
  7. #e0e1e4
  8. #e8e9eb
  9. #f0f0f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b4bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b4bc
  2. #adafb6
  3. #a8aab0
  4. #a3a4aa
  5. #9e9fa4
  6. #999a9e
  7. #949598
  8. #8f9092
  9. #8a8a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b5bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b4bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b5b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b4bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b5b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b4bc {
  color: #b2b4bc;
}
Background
.bg-b2b4bc {
  background-color: #b2b4bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b4bc {
  border: 2px solid #b2b4bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b4bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 180 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 7% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b4bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b4bc, #b5b2bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b4bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 180 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.82 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.82 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.58 #4d4b43 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Silver
#b2b4bc  rgb(178, 180, 188)  hsl(228, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#bcbab2  rgb(188, 186, 178)  hsl(48, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb2b4  rgb(188, 178, 180)  hsl(348, 7%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b4bcb2  rgb(180, 188, 178)  hsl(108, 7%, 72%)  Ash Gray