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#BBC0BC

#bbc0bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc0bc 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, 75.29% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.08% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 132°, 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.5189

Complementary

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #c0bbbf

Split complementary

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #bebbc0
  3. #c0bbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcc0bb
  2. #bbc0bc
  3. #bbc0be

Triadic

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #bcbbc0
  3. #c0bcbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #bbbfc0
  3. #c0bbbf
  4. #c0bcbb

Square

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #bbbcc0
  3. #c0bbbf
  4. #c0bebb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d756e
  2. #939b95
  3. #bbc0bc
  4. #e3e5e3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbc0bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #a8ada9
  3. #969a96
  4. #838684
  5. #707371
  6. #5e605e
  7. #4b4d4b
  8. #383a38
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc0bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #c2c6c3
  3. #c9cdc9
  4. #cfd3d0
  5. #d6d9d7
  6. #dde0de
  7. #e4e6e4
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc0bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #b5bab6
  3. #afb3b0
  4. #a9adaa
  5. #a3a6a4
  6. #9ea09e
  7. #989a98
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bfbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc0bc {
  color: #bbc0bc;
}
Background
.bg-bbc0bc {
  background-color: #bbc0bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc0bc {
  border: 2px solid #bbc0bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc0bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 192 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc0bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc0bc, #bbc0be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc0bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 192 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.22 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.21 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.97 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.53 #443f43 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bbc0bc  rgb(187, 192, 188)  hsl(132, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bbbf  rgb(192, 187, 191)  hsl(312, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbbc0  rgb(188, 187, 192)  hsl(252, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bcbb  rgb(192, 188, 187)  hsl(12, 4%, 74%)  Silver