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#BFBABB

#bfbabb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbabb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.62% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 3.76% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4978

Complementary

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #babfbe

Split complementary

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #babfbb
  3. #babdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbabd
  2. #bfbabb
  3. #bfbbba

Triadic

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #bbbfba
  3. #babbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #bfbeba
  3. #babfbe
  4. #babbbf

Square

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #bdbfba
  3. #babfbe
  4. #bbbabf

Monochromatic

  1. #746c6d
  2. #9a9294
  3. #bfbabb
  4. #e4e2e2
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfbabb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #aca7a8
  3. #999596
  4. #868283
  5. #737070
  6. #605d5e
  7. #4c4a4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbabb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #c5c1c2
  3. #ccc8c9
  4. #d2cfcf
  5. #d9d6d6
  6. #dfdddd
  7. #e5e3e4
  8. #eceaeb
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbabb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbabb
  2. #b9b4b5
  3. #b2aeaf
  4. #aca9a9
  5. #a6a3a3
  6. #a09d9e
  7. #999798
  8. #939192
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbbbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0baba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbabb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbbbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0babb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbabb {
  color: #bfbabb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbabb {
  background-color: #bfbabb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbabb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbabb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbabb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 186 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbabb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbabb, #bfbbba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbabb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 186 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.72 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.55 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.34 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.81 #404544 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbabb  rgb(191, 186, 187)  hsl(348, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#babfbe  rgb(186, 191, 190)  hsl(168, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfba  rgb(187, 191, 186)  hsl(108, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#babbbf  rgb(186, 187, 191)  hsl(228, 4%, 74%)  Silver