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#B8B8BF

#b8b8bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8b8bf 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, 72.16% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.66% cyan, 3.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 5.19% saturation and 73.53% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.4823

Complementary

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #bfbfb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #bfbcb8
  3. #bcbfb8

Analogous

  1. #b8bcbf
  2. #b8b8bf
  3. #bcb8bf

Triadic

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #bfb8b8
  3. #b8bfb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #bfb8bf
  3. #bfbfb8
  4. #b8bfb8

Square

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #bfb8bc
  3. #bfbfb8
  4. #b8bfbc

Monochromatic

  1. #696975
  2. #90909b
  3. #b8b8bf
  4. #e0e0e3
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#b8b8bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #a6a6ac
  3. #939399
  4. #818186
  5. #6e6e73
  6. #5c5c60
  7. #4a4a4c
  8. #373739
  9. #252526
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8b8bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #bfbfc5
  3. #c6c6cc
  4. #cdcdd2
  5. #d4d4d9
  6. #dcdcdf
  7. #e3e3e5
  8. #eaeaec
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8b8bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8b8bf
  2. #b2b2b9
  3. #adadb2
  4. #a7a7ac
  5. #a2a2a6
  6. #9c9ca0
  7. #969699
  8. #919193
  9. #8b8b8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b9bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b8bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b8bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b8bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b9bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8b8bf {
  color: #b8b8bf;
}
Background
.bg-b8b8bf {
  background-color: #b8b8bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8b8bf {
  border: 2px solid #b8b8bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8b8bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 184 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8b8bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8b8bf, #bcb8bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8b8bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 184 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.62 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.62 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.37 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.48 #474740 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#b8b8bf  rgb(184, 184, 191)  hsl(240, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbfb8  rgb(191, 191, 184)  hsl(60, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bfb8b8  rgb(191, 184, 184)  hsl(0, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#b8bfb8  rgb(184, 191, 184)  hsl(120, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray