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#BBBFBF

#bbbfbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbfbf 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, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 3.03% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.09.

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Relative luminance0.5159

Complementary

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #bfbbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #bfbbbd
  3. #bfbdbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbfbd
  2. #bbbfbf
  3. #bbbdbf

Triadic

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #bfbbbf
  3. #bfbfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #bbbbbf
  3. #bfbbbb
  4. #bfbfbb

Square

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #bdbbbf
  3. #bfbbbb
  4. #bdbfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7474
  2. #949a9a
  3. #bbbfbf
  4. #e2e4e4
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbbfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #a8acac
  3. #969999
  4. #838686
  5. #707373
  6. #5e6060
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #c2c5c5
  3. #c9cccc
  4. #cfd2d2
  5. #d6d9d9
  6. #dddfdf
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebecec
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfbf
  2. #b5b9b9
  3. #afb2b2
  4. #a9acac
  5. #a3a6a6
  6. #9ea0a0
  7. #989999
  8. #929393
  9. #8c8d8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebfbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbfbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #babfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfbf {
  color: #bbbfbf;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfbf {
  background-color: #bbbfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfbf {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfbf, #bbbdbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.09 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.16 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.21 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.50 #444040 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bbbfbf  rgb(187, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbbb  rgb(191, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbbf  rgb(191, 187, 191)  hsl(300, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbfbb  rgb(191, 191, 187)  hsl(60, 3%, 74%)  Silver