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#B4B4BF

#b4b4bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b4b4bf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 70.59% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.76% cyan, 5.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 7.91% saturation and 72.75% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.4611

Complementary

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #bfbfb4

Split complementary

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #bfbab4
  3. #babfb4

Analogous

  1. #b4babf
  2. #b4b4bf
  3. #bab4bf

Triadic

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #bfb4b4
  3. #b4bfb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #bfb4bf
  3. #bfbfb4
  4. #b4bfb4

Square

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #bfb4ba
  3. #bfbfb4
  4. #b4bfba

Monochromatic

  1. #646476
  2. #8b8b9c
  3. #b4b4bf
  4. #dddde2
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b4b4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #a2a2ac
  3. #909099
  4. #7e7e86
  5. #6c6c73
  6. #5a5a60
  7. #48484c
  8. #363639
  9. #242426
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4b4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #bcbcc5
  3. #c3c3cc
  4. #cbcbd2
  5. #d2d2d9
  6. #dadadf
  7. #e1e1e5
  8. #e9e9ec
  9. #f0f0f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4b4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4b4bf
  2. #afafb9
  3. #aaaab2
  4. #a4a4ac
  5. #9f9fa6
  6. #9a9aa0
  7. #959599
  8. #909093
  9. #8a8a8d
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b4b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b5c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b5bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b4bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b5bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4b4bf {
  color: #b4b4bf;
}
Background
.bg-b4b4bf {
  background-color: #b4b4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4b4bf {
  border: 2px solid #b4b4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4b4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 180 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 8% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4b4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4b4bf, #bab4bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4b4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 180 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.52 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.03 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.13 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.19 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.48 #4b4b40 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Silver
#b4b4bf  rgb(180, 180, 191)  hsl(240, 8%, 73%)  Silver
#bfbfb4  rgb(191, 191, 180)  hsl(60, 8%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bfb4b4  rgb(191, 180, 180)  hsl(0, 8%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#b4bfb4  rgb(180, 191, 180)  hsl(120, 8%, 73%)  Ash Gray