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#B3B8BC

#b3b8bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3b8bc 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, 72.16% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 206.67°, with 6.29% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.475

Complementary

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #bcb7b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #bcb3b3
  3. #bcbbb3

Analogous

  1. #b3bcbb
  2. #b3b8bc
  3. #b3b3bc

Triadic

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #bcb3b8
  3. #b8bcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #b7b3bc
  3. #bcb7b3
  4. #b8bcb3

Square

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #bbb3bc
  3. #bcb7b3
  4. #b3bcb3

Monochromatic

  1. #646c72
  2. #8a9298
  3. #b3b8bc
  4. #dcdee0
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b3b8bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #a1a6a9
  3. #8f9396
  4. #7d8184
  5. #6b6e71
  6. #5a5c5e
  7. #484a4b
  8. #363738
  9. #242526
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3b8bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #bbbfc3
  3. #c2c6c9
  4. #cacdd0
  5. #d1d4d7
  6. #d9dcde
  7. #e1e3e4
  8. #e8eaeb
  9. #f0f1f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3b8bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3b8bc
  2. #aeb2b6
  3. #a9adb0
  4. #a4a7aa
  5. #9fa2a4
  6. #9a9c9e
  7. #949698
  8. #8f9192
  9. #8a8b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b8b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b8bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b9b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b8bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b7bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2b9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3b8bc {
  color: #b3b8bc;
}
Background
.bg-b3b8bc {
  background-color: #b3b8bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3b8bc {
  border: 2px solid #b3b8bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3b8bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 184 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3b8bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3b8bc, #b3b3bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3b8bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 184 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.88 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.44 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.54 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.54 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.01 #4c4743 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Silver
#b3b8bc  rgb(179, 184, 188)  hsl(207, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb7b3  rgb(188, 183, 179)  hsl(27, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb3b8  rgb(188, 179, 184)  hsl(327, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b8bcb3  rgb(184, 188, 179)  hsl(87, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray