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#B2B5B4

#b2b5b4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b5b4 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, 70.98% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.55% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 1.99% saturation and 70.39% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4581

Complementary

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #b5b2b3

Split complementary

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #b5b2b4
  3. #b5b2b2

Analogous

  1. #b2b5b2
  2. #b2b5b4
  3. #b2b4b5

Triadic

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #b4b2b5
  3. #b5b4b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #b2b3b5
  3. #b5b2b3
  4. #b5b4b2

Square

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #b2b2b5
  3. #b5b2b3
  4. #b4b5b2

Monochromatic

  1. #656968
  2. #8b908e
  3. #b2b5b4
  4. #d9dada
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b2b5b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #a0a3a2
  3. #8e9190
  4. #7d7f7e
  5. #6b6d6c
  6. #595b5a
  7. #474848
  8. #353636
  9. #242424
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b5b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #babcbc
  3. #c1c4c3
  4. #c9cbcb
  5. #d1d3d2
  6. #d9dada
  7. #e0e1e1
  8. #e8e9e9
  9. #f0f0f0
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b5b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b5b4
  2. #adb0af
  3. #a8aaaa
  4. #a3a5a4
  5. #9ea09f
  6. #999b9a
  7. #949595
  8. #8f9090
  9. #8a8b8a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b5b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b4b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b5b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b4b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2b5b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b5b4 {
  color: #b2b5b4;
}
Background
.bg-b2b5b4 {
  background-color: #b2b5b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b5b4 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b5b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b5b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 181 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 2% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b5b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b5b4, #b2b4b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b5b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 181 180 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.99 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.94 #4d4a4b Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Silver
#b2b5b4  rgb(178, 181, 180)  hsl(160, 2%, 70%)  Silver
#b5b2b3  rgb(181, 178, 179)  hsl(340, 2%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b4b2b5  rgb(180, 178, 181)  hsl(280, 2%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b5b4b2  rgb(181, 180, 178)  hsl(40, 2%, 70%)  Dark Gray