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#B2B7BA

#b2b7ba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b7ba 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, 71.76% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.3% cyan, 1.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 202.5°, with 5.48% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.67.

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Relative luminance0.4688

Complementary

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #bab5b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #bab2b3
  3. #bab9b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bab9
  2. #b2b7ba
  3. #b2b3ba

Triadic

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #bab2b7
  3. #b7bab2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #b5b2ba
  3. #bab5b2
  4. #b7bab2

Square

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #b9b2ba
  3. #bab5b2
  4. #b3bab2

Monochromatic

  1. #646b6f
  2. #8a9196
  3. #b2b7ba
  4. #daddde
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b2b7ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #a0a5a7
  3. #8e9295
  4. #7d8082
  5. #6b6e70
  6. #595c5d
  7. #47494a
  8. #353738
  9. #242525
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b7ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #babec1
  3. #c1c5c8
  4. #c9cdcf
  5. #d1d4d6
  6. #d9dbdd
  7. #e0e2e3
  8. #e8e9ea
  9. #f0f1f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b7ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b7ba
  2. #adb2b4
  3. #a8acae
  4. #a3a7a9
  5. #9ea1a3
  6. #999c9d
  7. #949697
  8. #8f9191
  9. #8a8b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b6ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b7ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3b6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b7ba {
  color: #b2b7ba;
}
Background
.bg-b2b7ba {
  background-color: #b2b7ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b7ba {
  border: 2px solid #b2b7ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b7ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 183 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 5% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b7ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b7ba, #b2b3ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b7ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 183 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.52 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.52 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.55 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.73 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.73 #4d4845 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#b2b7ba  rgb(178, 183, 186)  hsl(203, 5%, 71%)  Silver
#bab5b2  rgb(186, 181, 178)  hsl(23, 5%, 71%)  Silver
#bab2b7  rgb(186, 178, 183)  hsl(323, 5%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b7bab2  rgb(183, 186, 178)  hsl(83, 5%, 71%)  Ash Gray