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#BFBBBB

#bfbbbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbbb 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, 73.33% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 3.03% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.502

Complementary

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #bbbfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #bbbfbd
  3. #bbbdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #bfbbbb
  3. #bfbdbb

Triadic

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #bbbfbb
  3. #bbbbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #bfbfbb
  3. #bbbfbf
  4. #bbbbbf

Square

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #bdbfbb
  3. #bbbfbf
  4. #bdbbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #746d6d
  2. #9a9494
  3. #bfbbbb
  4. #e4e2e2
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#bfbbbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #aca8a8
  3. #999696
  4. #868383
  5. #737070
  6. #605e5e
  7. #4c4b4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #c5c2c2
  3. #ccc9c9
  4. #d2cfcf
  5. #d9d6d6
  6. #dfdddd
  7. #e5e4e4
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbbb
  2. #b9b5b5
  3. #b2afaf
  4. #aca9a9
  5. #a6a3a3
  6. #a09e9e
  7. #999898
  8. #939292
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbbbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbbb {
  color: #bfbbbb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbbb {
  background-color: #bfbbbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbbb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbbb, #bfbdbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.12 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.33 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.91 #404444 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbbb  rgb(191, 187, 187)  hsl(0, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbf  rgb(187, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbb  rgb(187, 191, 187)  hsl(120, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbbbf  rgb(187, 187, 191)  hsl(240, 3%, 74%)  Silver