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#BFBAB9

#bfbab9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbab9 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, 72.94% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.62% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 10°, 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.497

Complementary

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #b9bebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #b9bfbd
  3. #b9bbbf

Analogous

  1. #bfb9bb
  2. #bfbab9
  3. #bfbdb9

Triadic

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #b9bfba
  3. #bab9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #bebfb9
  3. #b9bebf
  4. #bab9bf

Square

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #bbbfb9
  3. #b9bebf
  4. #bdb9bf

Monochromatic

  1. #756c6b
  2. #9a9391
  3. #bfbab9
  4. #e4e1e1
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#bfbab9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #aca7a7
  3. #999594
  4. #868282
  5. #73706f
  6. #605d5d
  7. #4c4a4a
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbab9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #c5c1c0
  3. #ccc8c7
  4. #d2cfce
  5. #d9d6d5
  6. #dfdddc
  7. #e5e3e3
  8. #eceaea
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbab9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbab9
  2. #b9b4b3
  3. #b2aeae
  4. #aca9a8
  5. #a6a3a2
  6. #a09d9d
  7. #999797
  8. #939191
  9. #8d8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbab9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbbb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbab9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbbb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bab9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbab9 {
  color: #bfbab9;
}
Background
.bg-bfbab9 {
  background-color: #bfbab9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbab9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbab9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbab9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 186 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbab9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbab9, #bfbdb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbab9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 186 185 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.57 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.48 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.48 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.43 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.50 #404546 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbab9  rgb(191, 186, 185)  hsl(10, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bebf  rgb(185, 190, 191)  hsl(190, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bfba  rgb(185, 191, 186)  hsl(130, 4%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bab9bf  rgb(186, 185, 191)  hsl(250, 4%, 74%)  Silver