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#BBBEBB

#bbbebb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbebb 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, 74.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.58% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5098

Complementary

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #bebbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #bcbbbe
  3. #bebbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #bbbebb
  3. #bbbebc

Triadic

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #bbbbbe
  3. #bebbbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #bbbebe
  3. #bebbbe
  4. #bebbbb

Square

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #bbbcbe
  3. #bebbbe
  4. #bebcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d736d
  2. #949994
  3. #bbbebb
  4. #e2e3e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #a8aba8
  3. #969896
  4. #838583
  5. #707270
  6. #5e5f5e
  7. #4b4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #c2c5c2
  3. #c9cbc9
  4. #cfd2cf
  5. #d6d8d6
  6. #dddfdd
  7. #e4e5e4
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #b5b8b5
  3. #afb2af
  4. #a9aba9
  5. #a3a5a3
  6. #9e9f9e
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebdbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbebb {
  color: #bbbebb;
}
Background
.bg-bbbebb {
  background-color: #bbbebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbebb {
  border: 2px solid #bbbebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 190 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbebb, #bbbebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 190 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.61 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.98 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.09 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.34 #444144 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbebb  rgb(187, 190, 187)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbbe  rgb(190, 187, 190)  hsl(300, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbbbe  rgb(187, 187, 190)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbbb  rgb(190, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver