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#BFBBBF

#bfbbbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.5038

Complementary

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #bbbfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #bdbfbb
  3. #bbbfbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbbbf
  2. #bfbbbf
  3. #bfbbbd

Triadic

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #bfbfbb
  3. #bbbfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #bfbbbb
  3. #bbbfbb
  4. #bbbfbf

Square

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #bfbdbb
  3. #bbbfbb
  4. #bbbdbf

Monochromatic

  1. #746d74
  2. #9a949a
  3. #bfbbbf
  4. #e4e2e4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bfbbbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #aca8ac
  3. #999699
  4. #868386
  5. #737073
  6. #605e60
  7. #4c4b4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #c5c2c5
  3. #ccc9cc
  4. #d2cfd2
  5. #d9d6d9
  6. #dfdddf
  7. #e5e4e5
  8. #ecebec
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbbf
  2. #b9b5b9
  3. #b2afb2
  4. #aca9ac
  5. #a6a3a6
  6. #a09ea0
  7. #999899
  8. #939293
  9. #8d8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbbf {
  color: #bfbbbf;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbbf {
  background-color: #bfbbbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbbf {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbbf, #bfbbbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.23 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.23 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.57 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.90 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.33 #404440 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbbf  rgb(191, 187, 191)  hsl(300, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbb  rgb(187, 191, 187)  hsl(120, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbfbb  rgb(191, 191, 187)  hsl(60, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbf  rgb(187, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 3%, 74%)  Silver