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#BBBBBD

#bbbbbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbbbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 1.49% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4978

Complementary

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #bdbdbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #bdbcbb
  3. #bcbdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbcbd
  2. #bbbbbd
  3. #bcbbbd

Triadic

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #bdbbbb
  3. #bbbdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #bdbbbd
  3. #bdbdbb
  4. #bbbdbb

Square

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #bdbbbc
  3. #bdbdbb
  4. #bbbdbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6e71
  2. #949497
  3. #bbbbbd
  4. #e2e2e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbbbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #a8a8aa
  3. #969697
  4. #838384
  5. #707071
  6. #5e5e5f
  7. #4b4b4c
  8. #383839
  9. #252526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #c2c2c4
  3. #c9c9ca
  4. #cfcfd1
  5. #d6d6d7
  6. #ddddde
  7. #e4e4e5
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbbd
  2. #b5b5b7
  3. #afafb1
  4. #a9a9ab
  5. #a3a3a5
  6. #9e9e9f
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbbbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbbd {
  color: #bbbbbd;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbbd {
  background-color: #bbbbbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbbd {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbbd, #bcbbbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.06 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.06 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.95 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.11 #444442 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbbbd  rgb(187, 187, 189)  hsl(240, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbdbb  rgb(189, 189, 187)  hsl(60, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbbbb  rgb(189, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbdbb  rgb(187, 189, 187)  hsl(120, 1%, 74%)  Silver