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#BBBEBD

#bbbebd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbebd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 160°, 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.5107

Complementary

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #bebbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #bebbbd
  3. #bebbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbebb
  2. #bbbebd
  3. #bbbdbe

Triadic

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #bdbbbe
  3. #bebdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #bbbcbe
  3. #bebbbc
  4. #bebdbb

Square

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #bbbbbe
  3. #bebbbc
  4. #bdbebb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7371
  2. #949997
  3. #bbbebd
  4. #e2e3e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bbbebd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #a8abaa
  3. #969897
  4. #838584
  5. #707271
  6. #5e5f5f
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbebd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #c2c5c4
  3. #c9cbca
  4. #cfd2d1
  5. #d6d8d7
  6. #dddfde
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbebd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbebd
  2. #b5b8b7
  3. #afb2b1
  4. #a9abab
  5. #a3a5a5
  6. #9e9f9f
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbebd {
  color: #bbbebd;
}
Background
.bg-bbbebd {
  background-color: #bbbebd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbebd {
  border: 2px solid #bbbebd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbebd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 190 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbebd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbebd, #bbbdbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbebd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 190 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.91 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.39 #444142 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbebd  rgb(187, 190, 189)  hsl(160, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbbc  rgb(190, 187, 188)  hsl(340, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbbbe  rgb(189, 187, 190)  hsl(280, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebdbb  rgb(190, 189, 187)  hsl(40, 2%, 74%)  Silver