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#BBBDBE

#bbbdbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbdbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.58% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 200°, 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 11.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5068

Complementary

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #bebcbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #bebbbb
  3. #bebdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #bbbdbe
  3. #bbbbbe

Triadic

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #bebbbd
  3. #bdbebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #bcbbbe
  3. #bebcbb
  4. #bdbebb

Square

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #bdbbbe
  3. #bebcbb
  4. #bbbebb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7173
  2. #949799
  3. #bbbdbe
  4. #e2e3e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbdbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #a8aaab
  3. #969798
  4. #838485
  5. #707172
  6. #5e5f5f
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbdbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #c2c4c5
  3. #c9cacb
  4. #cfd1d2
  5. #d6d7d8
  6. #dddedf
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbdbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbdbe
  2. #b5b7b8
  3. #afb1b2
  4. #a9abab
  5. #a3a5a5
  6. #9e9f9f
  7. #989899
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbdbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbdbe {
  color: #bbbdbe;
}
Background
.bg-bbbdbe {
  background-color: #bbbdbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbdbe {
  border: 2px solid #bbbdbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbdbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbdbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbdbe, #bbbbbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbdbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.36 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.65 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.65 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.38 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.61 #444241 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbdbe  rgb(187, 189, 190)  hsl(200, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebcbb  rgb(190, 188, 187)  hsl(20, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbbd  rgb(190, 187, 189)  hsl(320, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbebb  rgb(189, 190, 187)  hsl(80, 2%, 74%)  Silver