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#BFBBBE

#bfbbbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 315°, 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.07.

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Relative luminance0.5033

Complementary

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #bbbfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #bcbfbb
  3. #bbbfbe

Analogous

  1. #bebbbf
  2. #bfbbbe
  3. #bfbbbc

Triadic

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #bebfbb
  3. #bbbebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #bfbcbb
  3. #bbbfbc
  4. #bbbebf

Square

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #bfbebb
  3. #bbbfbc
  4. #bbbcbf

Monochromatic

  1. #746d72
  2. #9a9498
  3. #bfbbbe
  4. #e4e2e4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfbbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #aca8ab
  3. #999698
  4. #868385
  5. #737072
  6. #605e5f
  7. #4c4b4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #c5c2c5
  3. #ccc9cb
  4. #d2cfd2
  5. #d9d6d8
  6. #dfdddf
  7. #e5e4e5
  8. #ecebec
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbbe
  2. #b9b5b8
  3. #b2afb2
  4. #aca9ab
  5. #a6a3a5
  6. #a09e9f
  7. #999899
  8. #939293
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbbbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbbe {
  color: #bfbbbe;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbbe {
  background-color: #bfbbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbbe {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbbe, #bfbbbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.40 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.40 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.85 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.04 #404441 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbbe  rgb(191, 187, 190)  hsl(315, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbc  rgb(187, 191, 188)  hsl(135, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bebfbb  rgb(190, 191, 187)  hsl(75, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebf  rgb(187, 190, 191)  hsl(195, 3%, 74%)  Silver