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#B8BCBD

#b8bcbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8bcbd 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, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.65% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 3.65% saturation and 73.14% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.4983

Complementary

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #bdb9b8

Split complementary

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #bdb8ba
  3. #bdbcb8

Analogous

  1. #b8bdbc
  2. #b8bcbd
  3. #b8babd

Triadic

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #bdb8bc
  3. #bcbdb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #b9b8bd
  3. #bdb9b8
  4. #bcbdb8

Square

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #bcb8bd
  3. #bdb9b8
  4. #babdb8

Monochromatic

  1. #6a7072
  2. #909798
  3. #b8bcbd
  4. #e0e1e2
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b8bcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #a6a9aa
  3. #939697
  4. #818484
  5. #6e7171
  6. #5c5e5f
  7. #4a4b4c
  8. #373839
  9. #252626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8bcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #bfc3c4
  3. #c6c9ca
  4. #cdd0d1
  5. #d4d7d7
  6. #dcdede
  7. #e3e4e5
  8. #eaebeb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8bcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8bcbd
  2. #b2b6b7
  3. #adb0b1
  4. #a7aaab
  5. #a2a4a5
  6. #9c9e9f
  7. #969898
  8. #919292
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babcbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bbbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8bcbd {
  color: #b8bcbd;
}
Background
.bg-b8bcbd {
  background-color: #b8bcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8bcbd {
  border: 2px solid #b8bcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8bcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8bcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8bcbd, #b8babd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8bcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.42 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.25 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.25 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.65 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.65 #474342 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#b8bcbd  rgb(184, 188, 189)  hsl(192, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb9b8  rgb(189, 185, 184)  hsl(12, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb8bc  rgb(189, 184, 188)  hsl(312, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbdb8  rgb(188, 189, 184)  hsl(72, 4%, 73%)  Silver