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#BBBBBB

#bbbbbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbbbb 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, 73.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 73.33% 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 1.31.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4969

Complementary

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #bbbbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #bbbbbb
  3. #bbbbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #bbbbbb
  3. #bbbbbb

Triadic

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #bbbbbb
  3. #bbbbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #bbbbbb
  3. #bbbbbb
  4. #bbbbbb

Square

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #bbbbbb
  3. #bbbbbb
  4. #bbbbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6e6e
  2. #959595
  3. #bbbbbb
  4. #e1e1e1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #a8a8a8
  3. #969696
  4. #838383
  5. #707070
  6. #5e5e5e
  7. #4b4b4b
  8. #383838
  9. #252525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #c2c2c2
  3. #c9c9c9
  4. #cfcfcf
  5. #d6d6d6
  6. #dddddd
  7. #e4e4e4
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f1f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbbb
  2. #b5b5b5
  3. #afafaf
  4. #a9a9a9
  5. #a3a3a3
  6. #9e9e9e
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  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 #bbbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbbb {
  color: #bbbbbb;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbbb {
  background-color: #bbbbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbbb {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbbb, #bbbbbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.99 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.99 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.59 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.69 #444444 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbbbb  rgb(187, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 0%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbbbb  rgb(187, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 0%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbbbb  rgb(187, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 0%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbbbb  rgb(187, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 0%, 73%)  Silver