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#BBC0BD

#bbc0bd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc0bd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 144°, 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.5194

Complementary

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #c0bbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #bfbbc0
  3. #c0bbbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc0bb
  2. #bbc0bd
  3. #bbc0bf

Triadic

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #bdbbc0
  3. #c0bdbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #bbbec0
  3. #c0bbbe
  4. #c0bdbb

Square

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #bbbbc0
  3. #c0bbbe
  4. #c0bfbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7570
  2. #939b96
  3. #bbc0bd
  4. #e3e5e4
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbc0bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #a8adaa
  3. #969a97
  4. #838684
  5. #707371
  6. #5e605f
  7. #4b4d4c
  8. #383a39
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc0bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #c2c6c4
  3. #c9cdca
  4. #cfd3d1
  5. #d6d9d7
  6. #dde0de
  7. #e4e6e5
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc0bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc0bd
  2. #b5bab7
  3. #afb3b1
  4. #a9adab
  5. #a3a6a5
  6. #9ea09f
  7. #989a98
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bfbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc0bd {
  color: #bbc0bd;
}
Background
.bg-bbc0bd {
  background-color: #bbc0bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc0bd {
  border: 2px solid #bbc0bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc0bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 192 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc0bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc0bd, #bbc0bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc0bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 192 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.30 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.59 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.00 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.81 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.49 #443f42 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bbc0bd  rgb(187, 192, 189)  hsl(144, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bbbe  rgb(192, 187, 190)  hsl(324, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbbc0  rgb(189, 187, 192)  hsl(264, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bdbb  rgb(192, 189, 187)  hsl(24, 4%, 74%)  Silver