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#B5B9BB

#b5b9bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5b9bb 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, 72.55% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.21% cyan, 1.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 4.23% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.4811

Complementary

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #bbb7b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #bbb5b6
  3. #bbbab5

Analogous

  1. #b5bbba
  2. #b5b9bb
  3. #b5b6bb

Triadic

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #bbb5b9
  3. #b9bbb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #b7b5bb
  3. #bbb7b5
  4. #b9bbb5

Square

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #bab5bb
  3. #bbb7b5
  4. #b6bbb5

Monochromatic

  1. #676d70
  2. #8d9396
  3. #b5b9bb
  4. #dddfe0
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b5b9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #a3a7a8
  3. #919496
  4. #7f8283
  5. #6d6f70
  6. #5b5d5e
  7. #484a4b
  8. #363838
  9. #242525
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5b9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #bcc0c2
  3. #c4c7c9
  4. #cbcecf
  5. #d3d5d6
  6. #dadcdd
  7. #e1e3e4
  8. #e9eaeb
  9. #f0f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5b9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5b9bb
  2. #b0b3b5
  3. #aaaeaf
  4. #a5a8a9
  5. #a0a2a3
  6. #9b9d9e
  7. #959798
  8. #909192
  9. #8b8b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b9bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b8bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4baba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b9bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b8bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5b9bb {
  color: #b5b9bb;
}
Background
.bg-b5b9bb {
  background-color: #b5b9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5b9bb {
  border: 2px solid #b5b9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5b9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 185 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 4% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5b9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5b9bb, #b5b6bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5b9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 185 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.73 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.01 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.01 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.22 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.79 #4a4644 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Silver
#b5b9bb  rgb(181, 185, 187)  hsl(200, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#bbb7b5  rgb(187, 183, 181)  hsl(20, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#bbb5b9  rgb(187, 181, 185)  hsl(320, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#b9bbb5  rgb(185, 187, 181)  hsl(80, 4%, 72%)  Silver