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#BEBBBB

#bebbbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebbbb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 1.58% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 2.26% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.5008

Complementary

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #bbbebe

Split complementary

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #bbbebc
  3. #bbbcbe

Analogous

  1. #bebbbc
  2. #bebbbb
  3. #bebcbb

Triadic

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #bbbebb
  3. #bbbbbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #bebebb
  3. #bbbebe
  4. #bbbbbe

Square

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #bcbebb
  3. #bbbebe
  4. #bcbbbe

Monochromatic

  1. #736d6d
  2. #999494
  3. #bebbbb
  4. #e3e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bebbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #aba8a8
  3. #989696
  4. #858383
  5. #727070
  6. #5f5e5e
  7. #4c4b4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #c5c2c2
  3. #cbc9c9
  4. #d2cfcf
  5. #d8d6d6
  6. #dfdddd
  7. #e5e4e4
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #b8b5b5
  3. #b2afaf
  4. #aba9a9
  5. #a5a3a3
  6. #9f9e9e
  7. #999898
  8. #939292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebbbb {
  color: #bebbbb;
}
Background
.bg-bebbbb {
  background-color: #bebbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebbbb {
  border: 2px solid #bebbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebbbb, #bebcbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.03 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.34 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.05 #414444 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bebbbb  rgb(190, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebe  rgb(187, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebb  rgb(187, 190, 187)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbbbe  rgb(187, 187, 190)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver