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#BBBAC5

#bbbac5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbac5 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, 72.94% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.08% cyan, 5.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 245.45°, with 8.66% saturation and 75.1% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.84.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4971

Complementary

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #c4c5ba

Split complementary

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #c5c1ba
  3. #bfc5ba

Analogous

  1. #babfc5
  2. #bbbac5
  3. #c1bac5

Triadic

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #c5bbba
  3. #bac5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #c5bac4
  3. #c4c5ba
  4. #bac5bb

Square

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #c5babf
  3. #c4c5ba
  4. #bac5c1

Monochromatic

  1. #6b697d
  2. #9290a2
  3. #bbbac5
  4. #e4e4e8
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bbbac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #a8a7b1
  3. #96959e
  4. #83828a
  5. #707076
  6. #5e5d63
  7. #4b4a4f
  8. #38383b
  9. #252527
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #c2c1cb
  3. #c9c8d1
  4. #cfcfd6
  5. #d6d6dc
  6. #dddde2
  7. #e4e3e8
  8. #ebeaee
  9. #f1f1f3
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbac5
  2. #b5b4be
  3. #afaeb7
  4. #a9a9b0
  5. #a3a3a9
  6. #9e9da3
  7. #98979c
  8. #929195
  9. #8c8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbbbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bbc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8bbc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bcbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bbc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bac5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babbc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbac5 {
  color: #bbbac5;
}
Background
.bg-bbbac5 {
  background-color: #bbbac5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbac5 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 186 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 9% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbac5, #c1bac5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 186 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.58 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.59 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.26 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.26 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.17 #44453a Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbac5  rgb(187, 186, 197)  hsl(245, 9%, 75%)  Silver
#c4c5ba  rgb(196, 197, 186)  hsl(65, 9%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c5bbba  rgb(197, 187, 186)  hsl(5, 9%, 75%)  Silver
#bac5bb  rgb(186, 197, 187)  hsl(125, 9%, 75%)  Ash Gray