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#B2B7C2

#b2b7c2 ≈ Silver

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b7c2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.76% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.25% cyan, 5.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 221.25°, with 11.59% saturation and 72.94% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #c2bdb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #c2b5b2
  3. #bfc2b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bfc2
  2. #b2b7c2
  3. #b5b2c2

Triadic

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #c2b2b7
  3. #b7c2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #bdb2c2
  3. #c2bdb2
  4. #b7c2b2

Square

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #c2b2bf
  3. #c2bdb2
  4. #b2c2b5

Monochromatic

  1. #61697a
  2. #878fa0
  3. #b2b7c2
  4. #dddfe4
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b2b7c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #a0a5af
  3. #8e929b
  4. #7d8088
  5. #6b6e74
  6. #595c61
  7. #47494e
  8. #35373a
  9. #242527
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b7c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #babec8
  3. #c1c5ce
  4. #c9cdd4
  5. #d1d4da
  6. #d9dbe1
  7. #e0e2e7
  8. #e8e9ed
  9. #f0f1f3
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b7c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b7c2
  2. #adb2bb
  3. #a8acb5
  4. #a3a7ae
  5. #9ea1a8
  6. #999ca1
  7. #94969a
  8. #8f9194
  9. #8a8b8d
  10. #858687
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b8c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b6c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afb9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b7c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b6c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0b8bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b7c2 {
  color: #b2b7c2;
}
Background
.bg-b2b7c2 {
  background-color: #b2b7c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b7c2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b7c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b7c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 183 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 12% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b7c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b7c2, #b5b2c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b7c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 183 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.67 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.17 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.50 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.95 #4d483d Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Silver
#b2b7c2  rgb(178, 183, 194)  hsl(221, 12%, 73%)  Silver
#c2bdb2  rgb(194, 189, 178)  hsl(41, 12%, 73%)  Silver
#c2b2b7  rgb(194, 178, 183)  hsl(341, 12%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#b7c2b2  rgb(183, 194, 178)  hsl(101, 12%, 73%)  Ash Gray