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#BDBBBA

#bdbbba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbbba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 1.59% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 2.22% saturation and 73.53% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.499

Complementary

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #babcbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #babdbd
  3. #babbbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbabb
  2. #bdbbba
  3. #bdbdba

Triadic

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #babdbb
  3. #bbbabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #bcbdba
  3. #babcbd
  4. #bbbabd

Square

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #bbbdba
  3. #babcbd
  4. #bdbabd

Monochromatic

  1. #716e6d
  2. #989493
  3. #bdbbba
  4. #e2e2e1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbbba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #aaa8a7
  3. #979695
  4. #848382
  5. #717070
  6. #5f5e5d
  7. #4c4b4a
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbbba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #c4c2c1
  3. #cac9c8
  4. #d1cfcf
  5. #d7d6d6
  6. #dedddd
  7. #e5e4e3
  8. #ebebea
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbbba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbbba
  2. #b7b5b4
  3. #b1afae
  4. #aba9a9
  5. #a5a3a3
  6. #9f9e9d
  7. #989897
  8. #929291
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbbba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbbba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbbba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbbba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbbba {
  color: #bdbbba;
}
Background
.bg-bdbbba {
  background-color: #bdbbba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbbba {
  border: 2px solid #bdbbba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbbba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 187 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbbba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbbba, #bdbdba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbbba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 187 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.19 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.99 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.24 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.04 #424445 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbbba  rgb(189, 187, 186)  hsl(20, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#babcbd  rgb(186, 188, 189)  hsl(200, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#babdbb  rgb(186, 189, 187)  hsl(140, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbabd  rgb(187, 186, 189)  hsl(260, 2%, 74%)  Silver