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#BFBFBB

#bfbfbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbfbb 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, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.5193

Complementary

  1. #bfbfbb
  2. #bbbbbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfbb
  2. #bbbdbf
  3. #bdbbbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbdbb
  2. #bfbfbb
  3. #bdbfbb

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfbb
  2. #bbbfbb
  3. #bbbbbf
  4. #bfbbbf

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #74746d
  2. #9a9a94
  3. #bfbfbb
  4. #e4e4e2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bfbfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfbb
  2. #acaca8
  3. #999996
  4. #868683
  5. #737370
  6. #60605e
  7. #4c4c4b
  8. #393938
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfbb
  2. #c5c5c2
  3. #ccccc9
  4. #d2d2cf
  5. #d9d9d6
  6. #dfdfdd
  7. #e5e5e4
  8. #ececeb
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfbb
  2. #b9b9b5
  3. #b2b2af
  4. #acaca9
  5. #a6a6a3
  6. #a0a09e
  7. #999998
  8. #939392
  9. #8d8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bfbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbfbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bfbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfbb {
  color: #bfbfbb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfbb {
  background-color: #bfbfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfbb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfbb, #bdbfbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.36 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.38 #404044 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbfbb  rgb(191, 191, 187)  hsl(60, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbbbf  rgb(187, 187, 191)  hsl(240, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbf  rgb(187, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbbbf  rgb(191, 187, 191)  hsl(300, 3%, 74%)  Silver