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#B9B6BB

#b9b6bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9b6bb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 71.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.07% cyan, 2.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 276°, 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4736

Complementary

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #b8bbb6

Split complementary

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #babbb6
  3. #b6bbb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b6bb
  2. #b9b6bb
  3. #bbb6ba

Triadic

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #bbb9b6
  3. #b6bbb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #bbb6b8
  3. #b8bbb6
  4. #b6bbb9

Square

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #bbb6b6
  3. #b8bbb6
  4. #b6babb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6870
  2. #938e96
  3. #b9b6bb
  4. #dfdee0
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b9b6bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #a7a4a8
  3. #949296
  4. #827f83
  5. #6f6d70
  6. #5d5b5e
  7. #4a494b
  8. #383738
  9. #252425
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9b6bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #c0bdc2
  3. #c7c5c9
  4. #cecccf
  5. #d5d3d6
  6. #dcdbdd
  7. #e3e2e4
  8. #eae9eb
  9. #f1f0f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9b6bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9b6bb
  2. #b3b1b5
  3. #aeabaf
  4. #a8a6a9
  5. #a2a0a3
  6. #9d9b9e
  7. #979698
  8. #919092
  9. #8b8b8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b7bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b7bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b7bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b7bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9b6b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9b6bb {
  color: #b9b6bb;
}
Background
.bg-b9b6bb {
  background-color: #b9b6bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9b6bb {
  border: 2px solid #b9b6bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9b6bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 182 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 4% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9b6bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9b6bb, #bbb6ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9b6bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 182 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.19 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.83 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.83 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.07 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.37 #464944 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Silver
#b9b6bb  rgb(185, 182, 187)  hsl(276, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#b8bbb6  rgb(184, 187, 182)  hsl(96, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#bbb9b6  rgb(187, 185, 182)  hsl(36, 4%, 72%)  Silver
#b6bbb9  rgb(182, 187, 185)  hsl(156, 4%, 72%)  Silver