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#BBB1BF

#bbb1bf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbb1bf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 69.41% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 7.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 282.86°, with 9.86% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.91.

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Relative luminance0.4577

Complementary

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #b5bfb1

Split complementary

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #bcbfb1
  3. #b1bfb4

Analogous

  1. #b4b1bf
  2. #bbb1bf
  3. #bfb1bc

Triadic

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #bfbbb1
  3. #b1bfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #bfb1b5
  3. #b5bfb1
  4. #b1bfbb

Square

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #bfb4b1
  3. #b5bfb1
  4. #b1bcbf

Monochromatic

  1. #706176
  2. #96879d
  3. #bbb1bf
  4. #e0dbe1
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#bbb1bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #a89fac
  3. #968e99
  4. #837c86
  5. #706a73
  6. #5e5960
  7. #4b474c
  8. #383539
  9. #252326
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb1bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #c2b9c5
  3. #c9c1cc
  4. #cfc8d2
  5. #d6d0d9
  6. #ddd8df
  7. #e4e0e5
  8. #ebe8ec
  9. #f1eff2
  10. #f8f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb1bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb1bf
  2. #b5acb9
  3. #afa7b2
  4. #a9a2ac
  5. #a39da6
  6. #9e99a0
  7. #989499
  8. #928f93
  9. #8c8a8d
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b3b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b4c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbb2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b3bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb2b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb1bf {
  color: #bbb1bf;
}
Background
.bg-bbb1bf {
  background-color: #bbb1bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb1bf {
  border: 2px solid #bbb1bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb1bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 177 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 10% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb1bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb1bf, #bfb1bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb1bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 177 191 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.91 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.02 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.53 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.67 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.31 #444e40 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bbb1bf  rgb(187, 177, 191)  hsl(283, 10%, 72%)  Languid Lavender
#b5bfb1  rgb(181, 191, 177)  hsl(103, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfbbb1  rgb(191, 187, 177)  hsl(43, 10%, 72%)  Silver
#b1bfbb  rgb(177, 191, 187)  hsl(163, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray