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#B5BBBE closest to Silver Mistral

#B5BBBE is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Mistral. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.0% red, 73.3% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(181, 187, 190)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 6% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #B5BBBE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.82:1.

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Variations of #B5BBBE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B5BBBE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B5BBBE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B5BBBE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8B9BE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9BBBE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BBBE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8B9BE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7BABE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3BCBC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4BBBD
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B9BABB

#B5BBBE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.94:1 Very poor#B5BBBE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.82:1 Very good#B5BBBE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B5BBBE in CSS

/* Silver Mistral */
.color { color: #B5BBBE; }
.background { background-color: #B5BBBE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B5BBBE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(181 187 190);
color: hsl(200 6% 73%);
color: oklch(0.788 0.008 228.9);

#B5BBBE FAQ

What color is #B5BBBE?

#B5BBBE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Mistral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B5BBBE?

#B5BBBE is rgb(181, 187, 190) in RGB, hsl(200, 6%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 2%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B5BBBE?

The complementary color of #B5BBBE is #BEB8B5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B5BBBE?

Black text has the best contrast on #B5BBBE: 10.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B5BBBE a warm or cool color?

#B5BBBE is a neutral color.