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#B5B9BE

#b5b9be ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5b9be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.74% cyan, 2.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 213.33°, with 6.47% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.4824

Complementary

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #bebab5

Split complementary

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #beb6b5
  3. #bebeb5

Analogous

  1. #b5bebe
  2. #b5b9be
  3. #b6b5be

Triadic

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #beb5b9
  3. #b9beb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #bab5be
  3. #bebab5
  4. #b9beb5

Square

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #beb5be
  3. #bebab5
  4. #b5beb6

Monochromatic

  1. #666c74
  2. #8c929a
  3. #b5b9be
  4. #dee0e2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b5b9be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #a3a7ab
  3. #919498
  4. #7f8285
  5. #6d6f72
  6. #5b5d5f
  7. #484a4c
  8. #363839
  9. #242526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5b9be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #bcc0c5
  3. #c4c7cb
  4. #cbced2
  5. #d3d5d8
  6. #dadcdf
  7. #e1e3e5
  8. #e9eaec
  9. #f0f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5b9be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5b9be
  2. #b0b3b8
  3. #aaaeb2
  4. #a5a8ab
  5. #a0a2a5
  6. #9b9d9f
  7. #959799
  8. #909193
  9. #8b8b8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3babb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b9be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b8be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4babc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5b9be {
  color: #b5b9be;
}
Background
.bg-b5b9be {
  background-color: #b5b9be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5b9be {
  border: 2px solid #b5b9be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5b9be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 185 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 6% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5b9be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5b9be, #b6b5be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5b9be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 185 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.20 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.24 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.24 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.80 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.74 #4a4641 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#b5b9be  rgb(181, 185, 190)  hsl(213, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#bebab5  rgb(190, 186, 181)  hsl(33, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#beb5b9  rgb(190, 181, 185)  hsl(333, 6%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#b9beb5  rgb(185, 190, 181)  hsl(93, 6%, 73%)  Ash Gray