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#BBB8B8

#bbb8b8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbb8b8 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, 72.16% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.6% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.16% saturation and 72.75% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4831

Complementary

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #b8bbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #b8bbba
  3. #b8babb

Analogous

  1. #bbb8ba
  2. #bbb8b8
  3. #bbbab8

Triadic

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #b8bbb8
  3. #b8b8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #bbbbb8
  3. #b8bbbb
  4. #b8b8bb

Square

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #babbb8
  3. #b8bbbb
  4. #bab8bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6b6b
  2. #969191
  3. #bbb8b8
  4. #e0dfdf
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbb8b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #a8a6a6
  3. #969393
  4. #838181
  5. #706e6e
  6. #5e5c5c
  7. #4b4a4a
  8. #383737
  9. #252525
  10. #131212
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbb8b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #c2bfbf
  3. #c9c6c6
  4. #cfcdcd
  5. #d6d4d4
  6. #dddcdc
  7. #e4e3e3
  8. #ebeaea
  9. #f1f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbb8b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbb8b8
  2. #b5b2b2
  3. #afadad
  4. #a9a7a7
  5. #a3a2a2
  6. #9e9c9c
  7. #989696
  8. #929191
  9. #8c8b8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b8b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b9b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb8b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b8b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab9b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb8b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbb8b8 {
  color: #bbb8b8;
}
Background
.bg-bbb8b8 {
  background-color: #bbb8b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbb8b8 {
  border: 2px solid #bbb8b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbb8b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 184 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbb8b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbb8b8, #bbbab8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbb8b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 184 184 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.63 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.80 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.80 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.09 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.16 #444747 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#bbb8b8  rgb(187, 184, 184)  hsl(0, 2%, 73%)  Silver
#b8bbbb  rgb(184, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 2%, 73%)  Silver
#b8bbb8  rgb(184, 187, 184)  hsl(120, 2%, 73%)  Silver
#b8b8bb  rgb(184, 184, 187)  hsl(240, 2%, 73%)  Silver