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#BBB3BB

#bbb3bb ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbb3bb 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, 70.2% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 6.54.

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Relative luminance0.4639

Complementary

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #b3bbb3

Split complementary

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #b7bbb3
  3. #b3bbb7

Analogous

  1. #b7b3bb
  2. #bbb3bb
  3. #bbb3b7

Triadic

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #bbbbb3
  3. #b3bbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #bbb3b3
  3. #b3bbb3
  4. #b3bbbb

Square

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #bbb7b3
  3. #b3bbb3
  4. #b3b7bb

Monochromatic

  1. #706570
  2. #978b97
  3. #bbb3bb
  4. #dfdbdf
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bbb3bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #a8a1a8
  3. #968f96
  4. #837d83
  5. #706b70
  6. #5e5a5e
  7. #4b484b
  8. #383638
  9. #252425
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb3bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #c2bbc2
  3. #c9c2c9
  4. #cfcacf
  5. #d6d1d6
  6. #ddd9dd
  7. #e4e1e4
  8. #ebe8eb
  9. #f1f0f1
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb3bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb3bb
  2. #b5aeb5
  3. #afa9af
  4. #a9a4a9
  5. #a39fa3
  6. #9e9a9e
  7. #989498
  8. #928f92
  9. #8c8a8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b5bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b6bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b4bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b5bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb3b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb3bb {
  color: #bbb3bb;
}
Background
.bg-bbb3bb {
  background-color: #bbb3bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb3bb {
  border: 2px solid #bbb3bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb3bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 179 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb3bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb3bb, #bbb3b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb3bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 179 187 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.54 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.06 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.93 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.06 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.27 #444c44 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bbb3bb  rgb(187, 179, 187)  hsl(300, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b3bbb3  rgb(179, 187, 179)  hsl(120, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bbbbb3  rgb(187, 187, 179)  hsl(60, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#b3bbbb  rgb(179, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 6%, 72%)  Silver