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#B3B7BA

#b3b7ba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3b7ba is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.76% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.76% cyan, 1.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 4.83% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.47

Complementary

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #bab6b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #bab3b4
  3. #babab3

Analogous

  1. #b3baba
  2. #b3b7ba
  3. #b3b4ba

Triadic

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #bab3b7
  3. #b7bab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #b6b3ba
  3. #bab6b3
  4. #b7bab3

Square

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #bab3ba
  3. #bab6b3
  4. #b4bab3

Monochromatic

  1. #656b6f
  2. #8b9196
  3. #b3b7ba
  4. #dbddde
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b3b7ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #a1a5a7
  3. #8f9295
  4. #7d8082
  5. #6b6e70
  6. #5a5c5d
  7. #48494a
  8. #363738
  9. #242525
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b7ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #bbbec1
  3. #c2c5c8
  4. #cacdcf
  5. #d1d4d6
  6. #d9dbdd
  7. #e1e2e3
  8. #e8e9ea
  9. #f0f1f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b7ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b7ba
  2. #aeb2b4
  3. #a9acae
  4. #a4a7a9
  5. #9fa1a3
  6. #9a9c9d
  7. #949697
  8. #8f9191
  9. #8a8b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 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 #b5b6ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b7ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2b7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b7ba {
  color: #b3b7ba;
}
Background
.bg-b3b7ba {
  background-color: #b3b7ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b7ba {
  border: 2px solid #b3b7ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b7ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 183 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 5% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b7ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b7ba, #b3b4ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b7ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 183 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.94 #4c4845 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#b3b7ba  rgb(179, 183, 186)  hsl(206, 5%, 72%)  Silver
#bab6b3  rgb(186, 182, 179)  hsl(26, 5%, 72%)  Silver
#bab3b7  rgb(186, 179, 183)  hsl(326, 5%, 72%)  Silver
#b7bab3  rgb(183, 186, 179)  hsl(86, 5%, 72%)  Ash Gray