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#BDBBB9

#bdbbb9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbbb9 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 73.33% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 2.12% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 2.94% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.8.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4986

Complementary

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #b9bbbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #b9bdbd
  3. #b9b9bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb9b9
  2. #bdbbb9
  3. #bdbdb9

Triadic

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #b9bdbb
  3. #bbb9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #bbbdb9
  3. #b9bbbd
  4. #bbb9bd

Square

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #b9bdb9
  3. #b9bbbd
  4. #bdb9bd

Monochromatic

  1. #726e6b
  2. #989592
  3. #bdbbb9
  4. #e2e1e0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbbb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #aaa8a7
  3. #979694
  4. #848382
  5. #71706f
  6. #5f5e5d
  7. #4c4b4a
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbbb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #c4c2c0
  3. #cac9c7
  4. #d1cfce
  5. #d7d6d5
  6. #dedddc
  7. #e5e4e3
  8. #ebebea
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbbb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbbb9
  2. #b7b5b3
  3. #b1afae
  4. #aba9a8
  5. #a5a3a2
  6. #9f9e9d
  7. #989897
  8. #929291
  9. #8c8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbbb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbbb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbbb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbbb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebbba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbbb9 {
  color: #bdbbb9;
}
Background
.bg-bdbbb9 {
  background-color: #bdbbb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbbb9 {
  border: 2px solid #bdbbb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbbb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 187 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 3% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbbb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbbb9, #bdbdb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbbb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 187 185 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.23 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.06 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.06 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.97 #424446 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbbb9  rgb(189, 187, 185)  hsl(30, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#b9bbbd  rgb(185, 187, 189)  hsl(210, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#b9bdbb  rgb(185, 189, 187)  hsl(150, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bbb9bd  rgb(187, 185, 189)  hsl(270, 3%, 73%)  Silver