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#BBBBBE

#bbbbbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbbbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.58% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 2.26% saturation and 73.92% 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 2.08.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #bebebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #bebcbb
  3. #bcbebb

Analogous

  1. #bbbcbe
  2. #bbbbbe
  3. #bcbbbe

Triadic

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #bebbbb
  3. #bbbebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #bebbbe
  3. #bebebb
  4. #bbbebb

Square

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #bebbbc
  3. #bebebb
  4. #bbbebc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6d73
  2. #949499
  3. #bbbbbe
  4. #e2e2e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #a8a8ab
  3. #969698
  4. #838385
  5. #707072
  6. #5e5e5f
  7. #4b4b4c
  8. #383839
  9. #252526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #c2c2c5
  3. #c9c9cb
  4. #cfcfd2
  5. #d6d6d8
  6. #dddddf
  7. #e4e4e5
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f1f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbbe
  2. #b5b5b8
  3. #afafb2
  4. #a9a9ab
  5. #a3a3a5
  6. #9e9e9f
  7. #989899
  8. #929293
  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 #babbbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbbe {
  color: #bbbbbe;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbbe {
  background-color: #bbbbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbbe {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbbe, #bcbbbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.16 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.16 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.18 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.18 #444441 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbbbe  rgb(187, 187, 190)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebebb  rgb(190, 190, 187)  hsl(60, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbbb  rgb(190, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebb  rgb(187, 190, 187)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver