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#BBBCBA

#bbbcba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbcba 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, 73.73% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 1.47% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5008

Complementary

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #bbbabc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #bababc
  3. #bcbabc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcba
  2. #bbbcba
  3. #babcba

Triadic

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #babbbc
  3. #bcbabb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #babcbb
  3. #bbbabc
  4. #bcbabb

Square

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #babcbc
  3. #bbbabc
  4. #bcbaba

Monochromatic

  1. #6e706d
  2. #959693
  3. #bbbcba
  4. #e1e2e1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbcba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #a8a9a7
  3. #969695
  4. #838482
  5. #707170
  6. #5e5e5d
  7. #4b4b4a
  8. #383838
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbcba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #c2c3c1
  3. #c9c9c8
  4. #cfd0cf
  5. #d6d7d6
  6. #dddedd
  7. #e4e4e3
  8. #ebebea
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbcba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbcba
  2. #b5b6b4
  3. #afb0ae
  4. #a9aaa9
  5. #a3a4a3
  6. #9e9e9d
  7. #989897
  8. #929291
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbcbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbcba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbcba {
  color: #bbbcba;
}
Background
.bg-bbbcba {
  background-color: #bbbcba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbcba {
  border: 2px solid #bbbcba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbcba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 1% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbcba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbcba, #babcba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbcba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.98 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.35 #444345 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbcba  rgb(187, 188, 186)  hsl(90, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bbbabc  rgb(187, 186, 188)  hsl(270, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#babbbc  rgb(186, 187, 188)  hsl(210, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bcbabb  rgb(188, 186, 187)  hsl(330, 1%, 73%)  Silver