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#BBBDC4

#bbbdc4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbdc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.59% cyan, 3.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 226.67°, with 7.09% saturation and 75.1% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.5095

Complementary

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #c4c2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #c4bebb
  3. #c2c4bb

Analogous

  1. #bbc2c4
  2. #bbbdc4
  3. #bebbc4

Triadic

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #c4bbbd
  3. #bdc4bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #c2bbc4
  3. #c4c2bb
  4. #bdc4bb

Square

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #c4bbc2
  3. #c4c2bb
  4. #bbc4be

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6e7b
  2. #9295a0
  3. #bbbdc4
  4. #e4e5e8
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bbbdc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #a8aab0
  3. #96979d
  4. #838489
  5. #707176
  6. #5e5f62
  7. #4b4c4e
  8. #38393b
  9. #252627
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbdc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #c2c4ca
  3. #c9cad0
  4. #cfd1d6
  5. #d6d7dc
  6. #dddee2
  7. #e4e5e7
  8. #ebebed
  9. #f1f2f3
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbdc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbdc4
  2. #b5b7bd
  3. #afb1b6
  4. #a9abb0
  5. #a3a5a9
  6. #9e9fa2
  7. #98989b
  8. #929294
  9. #8c8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbdc4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbdc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbdc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babec1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbdc4 {
  color: #bbbdc4;
}
Background
.bg-bbbdc4 {
  background-color: #bbbdc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbdc4 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbdc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbdc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 189 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbdc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbdc4, #bebbc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbdc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 189 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.65 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.59 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.32 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.58 #44423b Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbdc4  rgb(187, 189, 196)  hsl(227, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c4c2bb  rgb(196, 194, 187)  hsl(47, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c4bbbd  rgb(196, 187, 189)  hsl(347, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bdc4bb  rgb(189, 196, 187)  hsl(107, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray