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#BBBDB7

#bbbdb7 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbdb7 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, 74.12% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.17% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 80°, with 4.35% saturation and 72.94% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.5038

Complementary

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #b9b7bd

Split complementary

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #b7b8bd
  3. #bcb7bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbcb7
  2. #bbbdb7
  3. #b8bdb7

Triadic

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #b7bbbd
  3. #bdb7bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #b7bdb9
  3. #b9b7bd
  4. #bdb7bb

Square

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #b7bdbc
  3. #b9b7bd
  4. #bdb7b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6f7269
  2. #95988f
  3. #bbbdb7
  4. #e1e2df
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bbbdb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #a8aaa5
  3. #969792
  4. #838480
  5. #70716e
  6. #5e5f5c
  7. #4b4c49
  8. #383937
  9. #252625
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbdb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #c2c4be
  3. #c9cac5
  4. #cfd1cd
  5. #d6d7d4
  6. #dddedb
  7. #e4e5e2
  8. #ebebe9
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbdb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbdb7
  2. #b5b7b2
  3. #afb1ac
  4. #a9aba7
  5. #a3a5a1
  6. #9e9f9c
  7. #989896
  8. #929291
  9. #8c8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebcb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbdba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbdb7 {
  color: #bbbdb7;
}
Background
.bg-bbbdb7 {
  background-color: #bbbdb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbdb7 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbdb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbdb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 80 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbdb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbdb7, #b8bdb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbdb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 183 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.70 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.38 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.71 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.49 #444248 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbdb7  rgb(187, 189, 183)  hsl(80, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b9b7bd  rgb(185, 183, 189)  hsl(260, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b7bbbd  rgb(183, 187, 189)  hsl(200, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb7bb  rgb(189, 183, 187)  hsl(320, 4%, 73%)  Silver