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#B9BDBC

#b9bdbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9bdbc 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, 74.12% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 165°, 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.5034

Complementary

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #bdb9ba

Split complementary

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #bdb9bc
  3. #bdbab9

Analogous

  1. #b9bdba
  2. #b9bdbc
  3. #b9bcbd

Triadic

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #bcb9bd
  3. #bdbcb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #b9babd
  3. #bdb9ba
  4. #bdbcb9

Square

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #bab9bd
  3. #bdb9ba
  4. #bcbdb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6b7270
  2. #929896
  3. #b9bdbc
  4. #e0e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b9bdbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #a7aaa9
  3. #949796
  4. #828484
  5. #6f7171
  6. #5d5f5e
  7. #4a4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9bdbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #c0c4c3
  3. #c7cac9
  4. #ced1d0
  5. #d5d7d7
  6. #dcdede
  7. #e3e5e4
  8. #eaebeb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9bdbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9bdbc
  2. #b3b7b6
  3. #aeb1b0
  4. #a8abaa
  5. #a2a5a4
  6. #9d9f9e
  7. #979898
  8. #919292
  9. #8b8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbcbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbdbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbcbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bdbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9bdbc {
  color: #b9bdbc;
}
Background
.bg-b9bdbc {
  background-color: #b9bdbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9bdbc {
  border: 2px solid #b9bdbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9bdbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 189 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 3% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9bdbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9bdbc, #b9bcbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9bdbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 189 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.46 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.73 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.13 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.13 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.87 #464243 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#b9bdbc  rgb(185, 189, 188)  hsl(165, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb9ba  rgb(189, 185, 186)  hsl(345, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bcb9bd  rgb(188, 185, 189)  hsl(285, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bdbcb9  rgb(189, 188, 185)  hsl(45, 3%, 73%)  Silver