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#B7BFBB Metal

#B7BFBB is a light gray named Metal. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(183, 191, 187)). Its HSL value is 150° hue, 6% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #B7BFBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.18:1.

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Variations of #B7BFBB

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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#B7BFBB 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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#B7BFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B7BFBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDBDBB
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBEBB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBEBB
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBDBB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBBDBB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6BFBE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6BFBC
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBEBD

#B7BFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#B7BFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.18:1 Very good#B7BFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B7BFBB in CSS

/* Metal */
.color { color: #B7BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #B7BFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B7BFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(183 191 187);
color: hsl(150 6% 73%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.010 164.8);

#B7BFBB FAQ

What color is #B7BFBB?

#B7BFBB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Metal. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B7BFBB?

#B7BFBB is rgb(183, 191, 187) in RGB, hsl(150, 6%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B7BFBB?

The complementary color of #B7BFBB is #BFB7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B7BFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B7BFBB: 11.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B7BFBB a warm or cool color?

#B7BFBB is a neutral color.