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#BBBCBB

#bbbcbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbcbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 0.74% saturation and 73.53% 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 1.42.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5012

Complementary

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #bcbbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #bcbbbc
  3. #bcbbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcbb
  2. #bbbcbb
  3. #bbbcbc

Triadic

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #bbbbbc
  3. #bcbbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #bbbcbc
  3. #bcbbbc
  4. #bcbbbb

Square

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #bbbcbc
  3. #bcbbbc
  4. #bcbcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e706e
  2. #949694
  3. #bbbcbb
  4. #e2e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #a8a9a8
  3. #969696
  4. #838483
  5. #707170
  6. #5e5e5e
  7. #4b4b4b
  8. #383838
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #c2c3c2
  3. #c9c9c9
  4. #cfd0cf
  5. #d6d7d6
  6. #dddedd
  7. #e4e4e4
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbcbb
  2. #b5b6b5
  3. #afb0af
  4. #a9aaa9
  5. #a3a4a3
  6. #9e9e9e
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 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 #bcbcbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbcbb {
  color: #bbbcbb;
}
Background
.bg-bbbcbb {
  background-color: #bbbcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbcbb {
  border: 2px solid #bbbcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 188 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbcbb, #bbbcbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 188 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.25 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.87 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.85 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.41 #444344 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbcbb  rgb(187, 188, 187)  hsl(120, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbbbc  rgb(188, 187, 188)  hsl(300, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbbbc  rgb(187, 187, 188)  hsl(240, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbbbb  rgb(188, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 1%, 74%)  Silver