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#BFBBBD

#bfbbbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.75.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5029

Complementary

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #bbbfbd

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #bbbfbb
  3. #bbbfbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #bfbbbd
  3. #bfbbbb

Triadic

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #bdbfbb
  3. #bbbdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #bfbdbb
  3. #bbbfbd
  4. #bbbdbf

Square

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #bfbfbb
  3. #bbbfbd
  4. #bbbbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #746d71
  2. #9a9497
  3. #bfbbbd
  4. #e4e2e3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfbbbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #aca8aa
  3. #999697
  4. #868384
  5. #737071
  6. #605e5f
  7. #4c4b4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #c5c2c4
  3. #ccc9ca
  4. #d2cfd1
  5. #d9d6d7
  6. #dfddde
  7. #e5e4e5
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbbd
  2. #b9b5b7
  3. #b2afb1
  4. #aca9ab
  5. #a6a3a5
  6. #a09e9f
  7. #999898
  8. #939292
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbbd {
  color: #bfbbbd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbbd {
  background-color: #bfbbbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbbd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbbd, #bfbbbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.26 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.26 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.78 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.83 #404442 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbbd  rgb(191, 187, 189)  hsl(330, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbd  rgb(187, 191, 189)  hsl(150, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbfbb  rgb(189, 191, 187)  hsl(90, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbdbf  rgb(187, 189, 191)  hsl(210, 3%, 74%)  Silver