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#BFBBBC

#bfbbbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 345°, 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.5025

Complementary

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #bbbfbe

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #bbbfbc
  3. #bbbebf

Analogous

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #bfbbbc
  3. #bfbcbb

Triadic

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #bcbfbb
  3. #bbbcbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #bfbebb
  3. #bbbfbe
  4. #bbbcbf

Square

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #bebfbb
  3. #bbbfbe
  4. #bcbbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #746d6f
  2. #9a9495
  3. #bfbbbc
  4. #e4e2e3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfbbbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #aca8a9
  3. #999696
  4. #868384
  5. #737071
  6. #605e5e
  7. #4c4b4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #c5c2c3
  3. #ccc9c9
  4. #d2cfd0
  5. #d9d6d7
  6. #dfddde
  7. #e5e4e4
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #b9b5b6
  3. #b2afb0
  4. #aca9aa
  5. #a6a3a4
  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 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbbc {
  color: #bfbbbc;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbbc {
  background-color: #bfbbbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbbc {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbbc, #bfbcbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.17 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.17 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.54 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.85 #404443 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbbc  rgb(191, 187, 188)  hsl(345, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbe  rgb(187, 191, 190)  hsl(165, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbfbb  rgb(188, 191, 187)  hsl(105, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbcbf  rgb(187, 188, 191)  hsl(225, 3%, 74%)  Silver