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#B6BABD

#b6babd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6babd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 72.94% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.7% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 205.71°, with 5.04% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4874

Complementary

  1. #b6babd
  2. #bdb9b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6babd
  2. #bdb6b7
  3. #bdbdb6

Analogous

  1. #b6bdbd
  2. #b6babd
  3. #b6b7bd

Triadic

  1. #b6babd
  2. #bdb6ba
  3. #babdb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6babd
  2. #b9b6bd
  3. #bdb9b6
  4. #babdb6

Square

  1. #b6babd
  2. #bdb6bd
  3. #bdb9b6
  4. #b7bdb6

Monochromatic

  1. #686e73
  2. #8e9499
  3. #b6babd
  4. #dee0e1
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b6babd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6babd
  2. #a4a7aa
  3. #929597
  4. #7f8284
  5. #6d7071
  6. #5b5d5f
  7. #494a4c
  8. #373839
  9. #242526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6babd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6babd
  2. #bdc1c4
  3. #c5c8ca
  4. #cccfd1
  5. #d3d6d7
  6. #dbddde
  7. #e2e3e5
  8. #e9eaeb
  9. #f0f1f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6babd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6babd
  2. #b1b4b7
  3. #abaeb1
  4. #a6a9ab
  5. #a0a3a5
  6. #9b9d9f
  7. #969798
  8. #909192
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8babb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8babd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b9bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5babc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6babd {
  color: #b6babd;
}
Background
.bg-b6babd {
  background-color: #b6babd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6babd {
  border: 2px solid #b6babd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6babd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 186 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 5% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6babd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6babd, #b6b7bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6babd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 186 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.80 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.72 #494542 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#b6babd  rgb(182, 186, 189)  hsl(206, 5%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb9b6  rgb(189, 185, 182)  hsl(26, 5%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb6ba  rgb(189, 182, 186)  hsl(326, 5%, 73%)  Silver
#babdb6  rgb(186, 189, 182)  hsl(86, 5%, 73%)  Ash Gray