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#B7B3BD

#b7b3bd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7b3bd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 70.2% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.17% cyan, 5.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 7.04% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.4598

Complementary

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #b9bdb3

Split complementary

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #bdbcb3
  3. #b4bdb3

Analogous

  1. #b3b4bd
  2. #b7b3bd
  3. #bcb3bd

Triadic

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #bdb7b3
  3. #b3bdb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #bdb3b9
  3. #b9bdb3
  4. #b3bdb7

Square

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #bdb3b4
  3. #b9bdb3
  4. #b3bdbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6a6473
  2. #908a99
  3. #b7b3bd
  4. #dedce1
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#b7b3bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #a5a1aa
  3. #928f97
  4. #807d84
  5. #6e6b71
  6. #5c5a5f
  7. #49484c
  8. #373639
  9. #252426
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7b3bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #bebbc4
  3. #c5c2ca
  4. #cdcad1
  5. #d4d1d7
  6. #dbd9de
  7. #e2e1e5
  8. #e9e8eb
  9. #f1f0f2
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7b3bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7b3bd
  2. #b2aeb7
  3. #aca9b1
  4. #a7a4ab
  5. #a19fa5
  6. #9c9a9f
  7. #969498
  8. #918f92
  9. #8b8a8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b5bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6b4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b4bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b4bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7b3bd {
  color: #b7b3bd;
}
Background
.bg-b7b3bd {
  background-color: #b7b3bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7b3bd {
  border: 2px solid #b7b3bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7b3bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 179 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 7% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7b3bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7b3bd, #bcb3bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7b3bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 179 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.70 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.32 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.67 #484c42 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Silver
#b7b3bd  rgb(183, 179, 189)  hsl(264, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#b9bdb3  rgb(185, 189, 179)  hsl(84, 7%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bdb7b3  rgb(189, 183, 179)  hsl(24, 7%, 72%)  Silver
#b3bdb7  rgb(179, 189, 183)  hsl(144, 7%, 72%)  Ash Gray