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#B7B7AE

#b7b7ae ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7b7ae 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, 71.76% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.92% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 5.88% saturation and 70% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4699

Complementary

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #aeaeb7

Split complementary

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #aeb3b7
  3. #b3aeb7

Analogous

  1. #b7b3ae
  2. #b7b7ae
  3. #b3b7ae

Triadic

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #aeb7b7
  3. #b7aeb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #aeb7ae
  3. #aeaeb7
  4. #b7aeb7

Square

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #aeb7b3
  3. #aeaeb7
  4. #b7aeb3

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6c60
  2. #939386
  3. #b7b7ae
  4. #dbdbd7
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b7b7ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #a5a59d
  3. #92928b
  4. #80807a
  5. #6e6e68
  6. #5c5c57
  7. #494946
  8. #373734
  9. #252523
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7b7ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #bebeb6
  3. #c5c5be
  4. #cdcdc6
  5. #d4d4ce
  6. #dbdbd7
  7. #e2e2df
  8. #e9e9e7
  9. #f1f1ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7b7ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7b7ae
  2. #b2b2a9
  3. #acaca5
  4. #a7a7a0
  5. #a1a19c
  6. #9c9c97
  7. #969692
  8. #91918e
  9. #8b8b89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b7b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b6ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b7ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b6ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b7ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7b7ae {
  color: #b7b7ae;
}
Background
.bg-b7b7ae {
  background-color: #b7b7ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7b7ae {
  border: 2px solid #b7b7ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7b7ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 183 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 6% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7b7ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7b7ae, #b3b7ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7b7ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 183 174 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.97 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.59 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.90 #484851 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#b7b7ae  rgb(183, 183, 174)  hsl(60, 6%, 70%)  Silver
#aeaeb7  rgb(174, 174, 183)  hsl(240, 6%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#aeb7b7  rgb(174, 183, 183)  hsl(180, 6%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b7aeb7  rgb(183, 174, 183)  hsl(300, 6%, 70%)  Silver Pink