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#B8B6BB

#b8b6bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8b6bb 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, 71.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.6% cyan, 2.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 3.55% saturation and 72.35% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #b9bbb6

Split complementary

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #bbbab6
  3. #b6bbb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b6bb
  2. #b8b6bb
  3. #bab6bb

Triadic

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #bbb8b6
  3. #b6bbb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #bbb6b9
  3. #b9bbb6
  4. #b6bbb8

Square

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #bbb6b6
  3. #b9bbb6
  4. #b6bbba

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6870
  2. #918e96
  3. #b8b6bb
  4. #dfdee0
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b8b6bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #a6a4a8
  3. #939296
  4. #817f83
  5. #6e6d70
  6. #5c5b5e
  7. #4a494b
  8. #373738
  9. #252425
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8b6bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #bfbdc2
  3. #c6c5c9
  4. #cdcccf
  5. #d4d3d6
  6. #dcdbdd
  7. #e3e2e4
  8. #eae9eb
  9. #f1f0f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8b6bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8b6bb
  2. #b2b1b5
  3. #adabaf
  4. #a7a6a9
  5. #a2a0a3
  6. #9c9b9e
  7. #969698
  8. #919092
  9. #8b8b8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b6b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b7bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b7bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b6bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b6bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8b6b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8b6bb {
  color: #b8b6bb;
}
Background
.bg-b8b6bb {
  background-color: #b8b6bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8b6bb {
  border: 2px solid #b8b6bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8b6bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 182 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 4% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8b6bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b6bb, #bab6bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8b6bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 182 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.97 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.77 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.51 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.66 #474944 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Silver
#b8b6bb  rgb(184, 182, 187)  hsl(264, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#b9bbb6  rgb(185, 187, 182)  hsl(84, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#bbb8b6  rgb(187, 184, 182)  hsl(24, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#b6bbb8  rgb(182, 187, 184)  hsl(144, 4%, 72%)  Silver