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#B6BCBC

#b6bcbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6bcbc 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, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 4.29% saturation and 72.55% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.4954

Complementary

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #bcb6b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #bcb6b9
  3. #bcb9b6

Analogous

  1. #b6bcb9
  2. #b6bcbc
  3. #b6b9bc

Triadic

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #bcb6bc
  3. #bcbcb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #b6b6bc
  3. #bcb6b6
  4. #bcbcb6

Square

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #b9b6bc
  3. #bcb6b6
  4. #b9bcb6

Monochromatic

  1. #687171
  2. #8e9797
  3. #b6bcbc
  4. #dee1e1
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b6bcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #a4a9a9
  3. #929696
  4. #7f8484
  5. #6d7171
  6. #5b5e5e
  7. #494b4b
  8. #373838
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #bdc3c3
  3. #c5c9c9
  4. #ccd0d0
  5. #d3d7d7
  6. #dbdede
  7. #e2e4e4
  8. #e9ebeb
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bcbc
  2. #b1b6b6
  3. #abb0b0
  4. #a6aaaa
  5. #a0a4a4
  6. #9b9e9e
  7. #969898
  8. #909292
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bababc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4bcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bcbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bbbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bcbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bcbc {
  color: #b6bcbc;
}
Background
.bg-b6bcbc {
  background-color: #b6bcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bcbc {
  border: 2px solid #b6bcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bcbc, #b6b9bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.76 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.75 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.08 #494343 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#b6bcbc  rgb(182, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bcb6b6  rgb(188, 182, 182)  hsl(0, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bcb6bc  rgb(188, 182, 188)  hsl(300, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbcb6  rgb(188, 188, 182)  hsl(60, 4%, 73%)  Silver