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#B7BFBF

#b7bfbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7bfbf 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, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 5.88% saturation and 73.33% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.94.

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Relative luminance0.5109

Complementary

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #bfb7b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #bfb7bb
  3. #bfbbb7

Analogous

  1. #b7bfbb
  2. #b7bfbf
  3. #b7bbbf

Triadic

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #bfb7bf
  3. #bfbfb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #b7b7bf
  3. #bfb7b7
  4. #bfbfb7

Square

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #bbb7bf
  3. #bfb7b7
  4. #bbbfb7

Monochromatic

  1. #687575
  2. #8e9b9b
  3. #b7bfbf
  4. #dfe3e3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b7bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #a5acac
  3. #929999
  4. #808686
  5. #6e7373
  6. #5c6060
  7. #494c4c
  8. #373939
  9. #252626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #bec5c5
  3. #c5cccc
  4. #cdd2d2
  5. #d4d9d9
  6. #dbdfdf
  7. #e2e5e5
  8. #e9ecec
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bfbf
  2. #b2b9b9
  3. #acb2b2
  4. #a7acac
  5. #a1a6a6
  6. #9ca0a0
  7. #969999
  8. #919393
  9. #8b8d8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbdbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6bfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bfbf {
  color: #b7bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-b7bfbf {
  background-color: #b7bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #b7bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 6% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bfbf, #b7bbbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.94 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.06 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.27 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.63 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.81 #484040 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#b7bfbf  rgb(183, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#bfb7b7  rgb(191, 183, 183)  hsl(0, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#bfb7bf  rgb(191, 183, 191)  hsl(300, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#bfbfb7  rgb(191, 191, 183)  hsl(60, 6%, 73%)  Silver