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#bfb2bf ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfb2bf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 9.22% saturation and 72.35% 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 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.59.

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Relative luminance0.4668

Complementary

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #b2bfb2

Split complementary

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #b8bfb2
  3. #b2bfb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b2bf
  2. #bfb2bf
  3. #bfb2b8

Triadic

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #bfbfb2
  3. #b2bfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #bfb2b2
  3. #b2bfb2
  4. #b2bfbf

Square

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #bfb8b2
  3. #b2bfb2
  4. #b2b8bf

Monochromatic

  1. #766276
  2. #9c889c
  3. #bfb2bf
  4. #e2dce2
  5. #f6f4f6

Shades

#bfb2bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #aca0ac
  3. #998e99
  4. #867d86
  5. #736b73
  6. #605960
  7. #4c474c
  8. #393539
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb2bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #c5bac5
  3. #ccc1cc
  4. #d2c9d2
  5. #d9d1d9
  6. #dfd9df
  7. #e5e0e5
  8. #ece8ec
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f9f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb2bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb2bf
  2. #b9adb9
  3. #b2a8b2
  4. #aca3ac
  5. #a69ea6
  6. #a099a0
  7. #999499
  8. #938f93
  9. #8d8a8d
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab4ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b5c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b6be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b4bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb2bf {
  color: #bfb2bf;
}
Background
.bg-bfb2bf {
  background-color: #bfb2bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb2bf {
  border: 2px solid #bfb2bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb2bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 178 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 9% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb2bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb2bf, #bfb2b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb2bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 178 191 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.59 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.81 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.93 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 7.24 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.87 #404d40 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfb2bf  rgb(191, 178, 191)  hsl(300, 9%, 72%)  Languid Lavender
#b2bfb2  rgb(178, 191, 178)  hsl(120, 9%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfbfb2  rgb(191, 191, 178)  hsl(60, 9%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b2bfbf  rgb(178, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 9%, 72%)  Ash Gray