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#B2BBBC

#b2bbbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2bbbc 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, 73.33% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.32% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 186°, 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.4864

Complementary

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #bcb3b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #bcb2b6
  3. #bcb8b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bcb8
  2. #b2bbbc
  3. #b2b6bc

Triadic

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #bcb2bb
  3. #bbbcb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #b3b2bc
  3. #bcb3b2
  4. #bbbcb2

Square

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #b8b2bc
  3. #bcb3b2
  4. #b6bcb2

Monochromatic

  1. #637072
  2. #899798
  3. #b2bbbc
  4. #dbdfe0
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b2bbbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #a0a8a9
  3. #8e9696
  4. #7d8384
  5. #6b7071
  6. #595e5e
  7. #474b4b
  8. #353838
  9. #242526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #bac2c3
  3. #c1c9c9
  4. #c9cfd0
  5. #d1d6d7
  6. #d9ddde
  7. #e0e4e4
  8. #e8ebeb
  9. #f0f1f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbbc
  2. #adb5b6
  3. #a8afb0
  4. #a3a9aa
  5. #9ea3a4
  6. #999e9e
  7. #949898
  8. #8f9292
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6baba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b9bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afbcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7babc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5babc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0bbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbbc {
  color: #b2bbbc;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbbc {
  background-color: #b2bbbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbbc {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 7% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbbc, #b2b6bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.57 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.17 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.72 #4d4443 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#b2bbbc  rgb(178, 187, 188)  hsl(186, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb3b2  rgb(188, 179, 178)  hsl(6, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb2bb  rgb(188, 178, 187)  hsl(306, 7%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bbbcb2  rgb(187, 188, 178)  hsl(66, 7%, 72%)  Ash Gray