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#B9BBBD

#b9bbbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9bbbd 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, 73.33% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.12% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 2.94% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4953

Complementary

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #bdbbb9

Split complementary

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #bdb9b9
  3. #bdbdb9

Analogous

  1. #b9bdbd
  2. #b9bbbd
  3. #b9b9bd

Triadic

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #bdb9bb
  3. #bbbdb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #bbb9bd
  3. #bdbbb9
  4. #bbbdb9

Square

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #bdb9bd
  3. #bdbbb9
  4. #b9bdb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6e72
  2. #929598
  3. #b9bbbd
  4. #e0e1e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b9bbbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #a7a8aa
  3. #949697
  4. #828384
  5. #6f7071
  6. #5d5e5f
  7. #4a4b4c
  8. #383839
  9. #252526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9bbbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #c0c2c4
  3. #c7c9ca
  4. #cecfd1
  5. #d5d6d7
  6. #dcddde
  7. #e3e4e5
  8. #eaebeb
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9bbbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9bbbd
  2. #b3b5b7
  3. #aeafb1
  4. #a8a9ab
  5. #a2a3a5
  6. #9d9e9f
  7. #979898
  8. #919292
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babbbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babbbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bbbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9bbbd {
  color: #b9bbbd;
}
Background
.bg-b9bbbd {
  background-color: #b9bbbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9bbbd {
  border: 2px solid #b9bbbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9bbbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 187 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 3% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9bbbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9bbbd, #b9b9bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9bbbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 187 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.20 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.20 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.86 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.24 #464442 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#b9bbbd  rgb(185, 187, 189)  hsl(210, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bdbbb9  rgb(189, 187, 185)  hsl(30, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb9bb  rgb(189, 185, 187)  hsl(330, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbdb9  rgb(187, 189, 185)  hsl(90, 3%, 73%)  Silver