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#B8B4B2

#b8b4b2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8b4b2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 70.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.17% magenta, 3.26% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 4.05% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4605

Complementary

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #b2b6b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #b2b8b7
  3. #b2b3b8

Analogous

  1. #b8b2b3
  2. #b8b4b2
  3. #b8b7b2

Triadic

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #b2b8b4
  3. #b4b2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #b6b8b2
  3. #b2b6b8
  4. #b4b2b8

Square

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #b3b8b2
  3. #b2b6b8
  4. #b7b2b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6764
  2. #938d8a
  3. #b8b4b2
  4. #dddbda
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b8b4b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #a6a2a0
  3. #93908e
  4. #817e7d
  5. #6e6c6b
  6. #5c5a59
  7. #4a4847
  8. #373635
  9. #252424
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8b4b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #bfbcba
  3. #c6c3c1
  4. #cdcbc9
  5. #d4d2d1
  6. #dcdad9
  7. #e3e1e0
  8. #eae9e8
  9. #f1f0f0
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8b4b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8b4b2
  2. #b2afad
  3. #adaaa8
  4. #a7a4a3
  5. #a29f9e
  6. #9c9a99
  7. #969594
  8. #91908f
  9. #8b8a8a
  10. #868585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b4b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b4b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b5b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b4b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b5b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8b4b2 {
  color: #b8b4b2;
}
Background
.bg-b8b4b2 {
  background-color: #b8b4b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8b4b2 {
  border: 2px solid #b8b4b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8b4b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 180 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 4% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8b4b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b4b2, #b8b7b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8b4b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 180 178 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.90 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.85 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.86 #474b4d Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Silver
#b8b4b2  rgb(184, 180, 178)  hsl(20, 4%, 71%)  Silver
#b2b6b8  rgb(178, 182, 184)  hsl(200, 4%, 71%)  Silver
#b2b8b4  rgb(178, 184, 180)  hsl(140, 4%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b4b2b8  rgb(180, 178, 184)  hsl(260, 4%, 71%)  Dark Gray