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#B7BBBB

#b7bbbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7bbbb 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, 73.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 2.86% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.492

Complementary

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #bbb7b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #bbb7b9
  3. #bbb9b7

Analogous

  1. #b7bbb9
  2. #b7bbbb
  3. #b7b9bb

Triadic

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #bbb7bb
  3. #bbbbb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #b7b7bb
  3. #bbb7b7
  4. #bbbbb7

Square

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #b9b7bb
  3. #bbb7b7
  4. #b9bbb7

Monochromatic

  1. #697070
  2. #909696
  3. #b7bbbb
  4. #dee0e0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b7bbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #a5a8a8
  3. #929696
  4. #808383
  5. #6e7070
  6. #5c5e5e
  7. #494b4b
  8. #373838
  9. #252525
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #bec2c2
  3. #c5c9c9
  4. #cdcfcf
  5. #d4d6d6
  6. #dbdddd
  7. #e2e4e4
  8. #e9ebeb
  9. #f1f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bbbb
  2. #b2b5b5
  3. #acafaf
  4. #a7a9a9
  5. #a1a3a3
  6. #9c9e9e
  7. #969898
  8. #919292
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9baba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bababb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9babb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6bbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bbbb {
  color: #b7bbbb;
}
Background
.bg-b7bbbb {
  background-color: #b7bbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bbbb {
  border: 2px solid #b7bbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bbbb, #b7b9bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.18 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.14 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.54 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.54 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.86 #484444 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#b7bbbb  rgb(183, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bbb7b7  rgb(187, 183, 183)  hsl(0, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bbb7bb  rgb(187, 183, 187)  hsl(300, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbbb7  rgb(187, 187, 183)  hsl(60, 3%, 73%)  Silver