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#BFB9BB

#bfb9bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfb9bb 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, 72.55% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 4.48% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.4936

Complementary

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #b9bfbd

Split complementary

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #b9bfba
  3. #b9bebf

Analogous

  1. #bfb9be
  2. #bfb9bb
  3. #bfbab9

Triadic

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #bbbfb9
  3. #b9bbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #bfbdb9
  3. #b9bfbd
  4. #b9bbbf

Square

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #bebfb9
  3. #b9bfbd
  4. #bab9bf

Monochromatic

  1. #756b6e
  2. #9a9194
  3. #bfb9bb
  4. #e4e1e2
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfb9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #aca7a8
  3. #999496
  4. #868283
  5. #736f70
  6. #605d5e
  7. #4c4a4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfb9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #c5c0c2
  3. #ccc7c9
  4. #d2cecf
  5. #d9d5d6
  6. #dfdcdd
  7. #e5e3e4
  8. #eceaeb
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfb9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #b9b3b5
  3. #b2aeaf
  4. #aca8a9
  5. #a6a2a3
  6. #a09d9e
  7. #999798
  8. #939192
  9. #8d8b8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bababb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbabb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbabb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0b9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfb9bb {
  color: #bfb9bb;
}
Background
.bg-bfb9bb {
  background-color: #bfb9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfb9bb {
  border: 2px solid #bfb9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfb9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 185 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfb9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfb9bb, #bfbab9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfb9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 185 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.93 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.03 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.33 #404644 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#bfb9bb  rgb(191, 185, 187)  hsl(340, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bfbd  rgb(185, 191, 189)  hsl(160, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfb9  rgb(187, 191, 185)  hsl(100, 4%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#b9bbbf  rgb(185, 187, 191)  hsl(220, 4%, 74%)  Silver