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#BFB6B9

#bfb6b9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfb6b9 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, 71.37% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 6.57% saturation and 73.14% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.4804

Complementary

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #b6bfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #b6bfb8
  3. #b6bebf

Analogous

  1. #bfb6be
  2. #bfb6b9
  3. #bfb8b6

Triadic

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #b9bfb6
  3. #b6b9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #bfbcb6
  3. #b6bfbc
  4. #b6b9bf

Square

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #bebfb6
  3. #b6bfbc
  4. #b8b6bf

Monochromatic

  1. #75676c
  2. #9b8d92
  3. #bfb6b9
  4. #e3dfe0
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfb6b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #aca4a7
  3. #999294
  4. #867f82
  5. #736d6f
  6. #605b5d
  7. #4c494a
  8. #393738
  9. #262425
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb6b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #c5bdc0
  3. #ccc5c7
  4. #d2ccce
  5. #d9d3d5
  6. #dfdbdc
  7. #e5e2e3
  8. #ece9ea
  9. #f2f0f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb6b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb6b9
  2. #b9b1b3
  3. #b2abae
  4. #aca6a8
  5. #a6a0a2
  6. #a09b9d
  7. #999697
  8. #939091
  9. #8d8b8b
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b7b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b9b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bab7b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbb8b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb6b9 {
  color: #bfb6b9;
}
Background
.bg-bfb6b9 {
  background-color: #bfb6b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb6b9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfb6b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb6b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 182 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb6b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb6b9, #bfb8b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb6b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 182 185 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.38 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.53 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.37 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.37 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.89 #404946 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfb6b9  rgb(191, 182, 185)  hsl(340, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bfbc  rgb(182, 191, 188)  hsl(160, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#b9bfb6  rgb(185, 191, 182)  hsl(100, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#b6b9bf  rgb(182, 185, 191)  hsl(220, 7%, 73%)  Silver