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#B7BABD

#b7babd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7babd 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, 72.94% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.17% cyan, 1.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 4.35% saturation and 72.94% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.4886

Complementary

  1. #b7babd
  2. #bdbab7

Split complementary

  1. #b7babd
  2. #bdb7b7
  3. #bdbdb7

Analogous

  1. #b7bdbd
  2. #b7babd
  3. #b7b7bd

Triadic

  1. #b7babd
  2. #bdb7ba
  3. #babdb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7babd
  2. #bab7bd
  3. #bdbab7
  4. #babdb7

Square

  1. #b7babd
  2. #bdb7bd
  3. #bdbab7
  4. #b7bdb7

Monochromatic

  1. #696d72
  2. #8f9498
  3. #b7babd
  4. #dfe0e2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b7babd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7babd
  2. #a5a7aa
  3. #929597
  4. #808284
  5. #6e7071
  6. #5c5d5f
  7. #494a4c
  8. #373839
  9. #252526
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7babd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7babd
  2. #bec1c4
  3. #c5c8ca
  4. #cdcfd1
  5. #d4d6d7
  6. #dbddde
  7. #e2e3e5
  8. #e9eaeb
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7babd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7babd
  2. #b2b4b7
  3. #acaeb1
  4. #a7a9ab
  5. #a1a3a5
  6. #9c9d9f
  7. #969798
  8. #919192
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9babb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8babd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8babd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6babc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7babd {
  color: #b7babd;
}
Background
.bg-b7babd {
  background-color: #b7babd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7babd {
  border: 2px solid #b7babd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7babd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 186 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7babd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7babd, #b7b7bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7babd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 186 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.65 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.02 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.09 #484542 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#b7babd  rgb(183, 186, 189)  hsl(210, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdbab7  rgb(189, 186, 183)  hsl(30, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb7ba  rgb(189, 183, 186)  hsl(330, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#babdb7  rgb(186, 189, 183)  hsl(90, 4%, 73%)  Silver