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#B2BBBE

#b2bbbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2bbbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.32% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 195°, with 8.45% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.4872

Complementary

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #beb5b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #beb2b5
  3. #bebbb2

Analogous

  1. #b2bebb
  2. #b2bbbe
  3. #b2b5be

Triadic

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #beb2bb
  3. #bbbeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #b5b2be
  3. #beb5b2
  4. #bbbeb2

Square

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #bbb2be
  3. #beb5b2
  4. #b5beb2

Monochromatic

  1. #627075
  2. #89969b
  3. #b2bbbe
  4. #dbe0e1
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b2bbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #a0a8ab
  3. #8e9698
  4. #7d8385
  5. #6b7072
  6. #595e5f
  7. #474b4c
  8. #353839
  9. #242526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #bac2c5
  3. #c1c9cb
  4. #c9cfd2
  5. #d1d6d8
  6. #d9dddf
  7. #e0e4e5
  8. #e8ebec
  9. #f0f1f2
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbbe
  2. #adb5b8
  3. #a8afb2
  4. #a3a9ab
  5. #9ea3a5
  6. #999e9f
  7. #949899
  8. #8f9293
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6babb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b9be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6bbbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5babe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0bcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbbe {
  color: #b2bbbe;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbbe {
  background-color: #b2bbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbbe {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 195 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbbe, #b2b5be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.51 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.17 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.49 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.66 #4d4441 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#b2bbbe  rgb(178, 187, 190)  hsl(195, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#beb5b2  rgb(190, 181, 178)  hsl(15, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#beb2bb  rgb(190, 178, 187)  hsl(315, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bbbeb2  rgb(187, 190, 178)  hsl(75, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray