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#B5B5BF

#b5b5bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5b5bf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 70.98% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.24% cyan, 5.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 7.25% saturation and 72.94% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.4663

Complementary

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #bfbfb5

Split complementary

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #bfbab5
  3. #babfb5

Analogous

  1. #b5babf
  2. #b5b5bf
  3. #bab5bf

Triadic

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #bfb5b5
  3. #b5bfb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #bfb5bf
  3. #bfbfb5
  4. #b5bfb5

Square

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #bfb5ba
  3. #bfbfb5
  4. #b5bfba

Monochromatic

  1. #666675
  2. #8c8c9c
  3. #b5b5bf
  4. #dedee2
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b5b5bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #a3a3ac
  3. #919199
  4. #7f7f86
  5. #6d6d73
  6. #5b5b60
  7. #48484c
  8. #363639
  9. #242426
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5b5bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #bcbcc5
  3. #c4c4cc
  4. #cbcbd2
  5. #d3d3d9
  6. #dadadf
  7. #e1e1e5
  8. #e9e9ec
  9. #f0f0f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5b5bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5b5bf
  2. #b0b0b9
  3. #aaaab2
  4. #a5a5ac
  5. #a0a0a6
  6. #9b9ba0
  7. #959599
  8. #909093
  9. #8b8b8d
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b5ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b6c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b5bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b6bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5b5bf {
  color: #b5b5bf;
}
Background
.bg-b5b5bf {
  background-color: #b5b5bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5b5bf {
  border: 2px solid #b5b5bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5b5bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 181 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5b5bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5b5bf, #bab5bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5b5bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 181 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.27 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.01 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.01 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.07 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.23 #4a4a40 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#b5b5bf  rgb(181, 181, 191)  hsl(240, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#bfbfb5  rgb(191, 191, 181)  hsl(60, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#bfb5b5  rgb(191, 181, 181)  hsl(0, 7%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#b5bfb5  rgb(181, 191, 181)  hsl(120, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray