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#B6BBC3

#b6bbc3 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6bbc3 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, 73.33% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 4.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 216.92°, with 9.77% saturation and 73.92% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.4943

Complementary

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #c3beb6

Split complementary

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #c3b7b6
  3. #c1c3b6

Analogous

  1. #b6c1c3
  2. #b6bbc3
  3. #b7b6c3

Triadic

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #c3b6bb
  3. #bbc3b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #beb6c3
  3. #c3beb6
  4. #bbc3b6

Square

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #c3b6c1
  3. #c3beb6
  4. #b6c3b7

Monochromatic

  1. #656d7b
  2. #8c94a0
  3. #b6bbc3
  4. #e0e2e6
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b6bbc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #a4a8b0
  3. #92969c
  4. #7f8389
  5. #6d7075
  6. #5b5e62
  7. #494b4e
  8. #37383b
  9. #242527
  10. #121314
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bbc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #bdc2c9
  3. #c5c9cf
  4. #cccfd5
  5. #d3d6db
  6. #dbdde1
  7. #e2e4e7
  8. #e9ebed
  9. #f0f1f3
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bbc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bbc3
  2. #b1b5bc
  3. #abafb6
  4. #a6a9af
  5. #a0a3a8
  6. #9b9ea2
  7. #96989b
  8. #909294
  9. #8b8c8d
  10. #858687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bbbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bbc3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bac3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bbc3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bac3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4bcc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bbc3 {
  color: #b6bbc3;
}
Background
.bg-b6bbc3 {
  background-color: #b6bbc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bbc3 {
  border: 2px solid #b6bbc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bbc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 187 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 10% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bbc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bbc3, #b7b6c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bbc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 187 195 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.43 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.42 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.57 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.66 #49443c Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#b6bbc3  rgb(182, 187, 195)  hsl(217, 10%, 74%)  Silver
#c3beb6  rgb(195, 190, 182)  hsl(37, 10%, 74%)  Silver
#c3b6bb  rgb(195, 182, 187)  hsl(337, 10%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#bbc3b6  rgb(187, 195, 182)  hsl(97, 10%, 74%)  Ash Gray