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#BBC0BF

#bbc0bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc0bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 168°, 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.5203

Complementary

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #c0bbbc

Split complementary

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #c0bbbe
  3. #c0bcbb

Analogous

  1. #bbc0bc
  2. #bbc0bf
  3. #bbbec0

Triadic

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #bfbbc0
  3. #c0bfbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #bbbcc0
  3. #c0bbbc
  4. #c0bfbb

Square

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #bcbbc0
  3. #c0bbbc
  4. #bec0bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7574
  2. #939b9a
  3. #bbc0bf
  4. #e3e5e4
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bbc0bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #a8adac
  3. #969a99
  4. #838686
  5. #707373
  6. #5e6060
  7. #4b4d4c
  8. #383a39
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc0bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #c2c6c5
  3. #c9cdcc
  4. #cfd3d2
  5. #d6d9d9
  6. #dde0df
  7. #e4e6e5
  8. #ebecec
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc0bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc0bf
  2. #b5bab9
  3. #afb3b2
  4. #a9adac
  5. #a3a6a6
  6. #9ea0a0
  7. #989a99
  8. #929393
  9. #8c8d8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbfbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebfbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec0bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac0bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc0bf {
  color: #bbc0bf;
}
Background
.bg-bbc0bf {
  background-color: #bbc0bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc0bf {
  border: 2px solid #bbc0bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc0bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 192 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc0bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc0bf, #bbbec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc0bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 192 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.72 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.44 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.58 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.47 #443f40 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bbc0bf  rgb(187, 192, 191)  hsl(168, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bbbc  rgb(192, 187, 188)  hsl(348, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbc0  rgb(191, 187, 192)  hsl(288, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bfbb  rgb(192, 191, 187)  hsl(48, 4%, 74%)  Silver