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#BBB7BA

#bbb7ba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbb7ba 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, 71.76% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 2.86% saturation and 72.55% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4798

Complementary

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #b7bbb8

Split complementary

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #b8bbb7
  3. #b7bbba

Analogous

  1. #bab7bb
  2. #bbb7ba
  3. #bbb7b8

Triadic

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #babbb7
  3. #b7babb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #bbb8b7
  3. #b7bbb8
  4. #b7babb

Square

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #bbbab7
  3. #b7bbb8
  4. #b7b8bb

Monochromatic

  1. #70696e
  2. #969094
  3. #bbb7ba
  4. #e0dee0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbb7ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #a8a5a7
  3. #969295
  4. #838082
  5. #706e70
  6. #5e5c5d
  7. #4b494a
  8. #383738
  9. #252525
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb7ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #c2bec1
  3. #c9c5c8
  4. #cfcdcf
  5. #d6d4d6
  6. #dddbdd
  7. #e4e2e3
  8. #ebe9ea
  9. #f1f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb7ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb7ba
  2. #b5b2b4
  3. #afacae
  4. #a9a7a9
  5. #a3a1a3
  6. #9e9c9d
  7. #989697
  8. #929191
  9. #8c8b8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b8b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b8ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b8ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbb7b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b7ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b8ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb7ba {
  color: #bbb7ba;
}
Background
.bg-bbb7ba {
  background-color: #bbb7ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb7ba {
  border: 2px solid #bbb7ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb7ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 183 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 3% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb7ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb7ba, #bbb7b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb7ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 183 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.12 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.36 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.36 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.57 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.96 #444845 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Silver
#bbb7ba  rgb(187, 183, 186)  hsl(315, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#b7bbb8  rgb(183, 187, 184)  hsl(135, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#babbb7  rgb(186, 187, 183)  hsl(75, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#b7babb  rgb(183, 186, 187)  hsl(195, 3%, 73%)  Silver