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#BEBBBE

#bebbbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebbbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.5021

Complementary

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #bbbebb

Split complementary

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #bcbebb
  3. #bbbebc

Analogous

  1. #bcbbbe
  2. #bebbbe
  3. #bebbbc

Triadic

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #bebebb
  3. #bbbebe

Tetradic

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #bebbbb
  3. #bbbebb
  4. #bbbebe

Square

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #bebcbb
  3. #bbbebb
  4. #bbbcbe

Monochromatic

  1. #736d73
  2. #999499
  3. #bebbbe
  4. #e3e2e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bebbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #aba8ab
  3. #989698
  4. #858385
  5. #727072
  6. #5f5e5f
  7. #4c4b4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #c5c2c5
  3. #cbc9cb
  4. #d2cfd2
  5. #d8d6d8
  6. #dfdddf
  7. #e5e4e5
  8. #ecebec
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebbbe
  2. #b8b5b8
  3. #b2afb2
  4. #aba9ab
  5. #a5a3a5
  6. #9f9e9f
  7. #999899
  8. #939293
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbbbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebbbe {
  color: #bebbbe;
}
Background
.bg-bebbbe {
  background-color: #bebbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebbbe {
  border: 2px solid #bebbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 187 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebbbe, #bebbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 187 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.73 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.29 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.29 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.03 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.23 #414441 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bebbbe  rgb(190, 187, 190)  hsl(300, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebb  rgb(187, 190, 187)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebebb  rgb(190, 190, 187)  hsl(60, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebe  rgb(187, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 2%, 74%)  Silver