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#BBBDC0

#bbbdc0 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbdc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 3.82% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.5077

Complementary

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #c0bebb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #c0bbbb
  3. #bfc0bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbfc0
  2. #bbbdc0
  3. #bbbbc0

Triadic

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #c0bbbd
  3. #bdc0bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #bebbc0
  3. #c0bebb
  4. #bdc0bb

Square

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #c0bbbf
  3. #c0bebb
  4. #bbc0bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7075
  2. #93969b
  3. #bbbdc0
  4. #e3e4e5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbbdc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #a8aaad
  3. #96979a
  4. #838486
  5. #707173
  6. #5e5f60
  7. #4b4c4d
  8. #38393a
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbdc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #c2c4c6
  3. #c9cacd
  4. #cfd1d3
  5. #d6d7d9
  6. #dddee0
  7. #e4e5e6
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbdc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbdc0
  2. #b5b7ba
  3. #afb1b3
  4. #a9abad
  5. #a3a5a6
  6. #9e9fa0
  7. #98989a
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babdbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbdc0 {
  color: #bbbdc0;
}
Background
.bg-bbbdc0 {
  background-color: #bbbdc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbdc0 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbdc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbdc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbdc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbdc0, #bbbbc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbdc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 192 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.72 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.77 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.98 #44423f Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbdc0  rgb(187, 189, 192)  hsl(216, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bebb  rgb(192, 190, 187)  hsl(36, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bbbd  rgb(192, 187, 189)  hsl(336, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bdc0bb  rgb(189, 192, 187)  hsl(96, 4%, 74%)  Silver