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#b5b5b5 Hex Color Code

#b5b5b5 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #b5b5b5 is a medium light shade of gray. In the RGB color model #b5b5b5 is comprised of 70.98% red, 70.98% green and 70.98% blue. In the HSL color space #b5b5b5 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0% saturation and 71% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 0 nm.

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Monochromatic Colors

  1. #939393
  2. #9e9e9e
  3. #a9a9a9
  4. #b5b5b5
  5. #c1c1c1
  6. #cdcdcd
  7. #d9d9d9

Tints and Shades

#b5b5b5 to white

  1. #b5b5b5
  2. #c1c1c1
  3. #cdcdcd
  4. #d9d9d9
  5. #e6e6e6
  6. #f2f2f2
  7. #ffffff

#b5b5b5 to black

  1. #b5b5b5
  2. #949494
  3. #757575
  4. #575757
  5. #3a3a3a
  6. #202020
  7. #000000

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  1. Caparol

    1. ★ 75 2 80 / Palazzo 15
      #b4b4b4       ΔE = 0.368 / LRV ≈ 45.6%
    2. ★ 75 4 80 / Palazzo 45
      #b8b8b8       ΔE = 1.102 / LRV ≈ 47.9%

  2. Pantone / PMS

    1. ★ P 179-5 C
      #b4b4b4       ΔE = 0.368 / LRV ≈ 45.6%
    2. ★ P 179-5 U
      #b1b0ae       ΔE = 2.149 / LRV ≈ 43.5%

  3. 1829

    1. ★ Nickel
      #b5b6b5       ΔE = 0.711 / LRV ≈ 46.6%

  4. Brillux

    1. ★ 99.00.21
      #b6b7b7       ΔE = 0.755 / LRV ≈ 47.2%
    2. 99.00.24
      #adafaf       ΔE = 2.486 / LRV ≈ 42.6%

  5. Toyo Ink

    1. ★ CF10771
      #b5b3b4       ΔE = 1.079 / LRV ≈ 45.4%
    2. CF11022
      #babcbe       ΔE = 2.783 / LRV ≈ 50.1%

  6. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. ★ S 2502-B
      #b5b3b2       ΔE = 1.101 / LRV ≈ 45.3%

  7. Beckers

    1. ★ Knop 509 / S 3000-N
      #b2b2b2       ΔE = 1.105 / LRV ≈ 44.5%

  8. Kelly-Moore

    1. ★ Nickel Back / KM3827-1
      #b7b8b7       ΔE = 1.196 / LRV ≈ 47.8%
    2. ★ Pashmina / KM3771-1
      #b9b6b8       ΔE = 1.694 / LRV ≈ 47.2%

  9. Jedynka

    1. ★ Pd 1177
      #b3b6b5       ΔE = 1.250 / LRV ≈ 46.4%
    2. Hamuszürke
      #b8bcbc       ΔE = 2.695 / LRV ≈ 49.8%

  10. Alcro

    1. ★ Silver
      #b1b3b4       ΔE = 1.258 / LRV ≈ 44.9%
    2. Himalaya
      #b4b7b3       ΔE = 2.478 / LRV ≈ 46.8%

  11. Evonik-Degussa

    1. ★ 4201P Gray Dawning
      #b9b7b8       ΔE = 1.302 / LRV ≈ 47.6%

  12. Federal Standard

    1. ★ Federal Standard 36463
      #b1b3b2       ΔE = 1.306 / LRV ≈ 44.8%
    2. Federal Standard 26373
      #acafb0       ΔE = 2.718 / LRV ≈ 42.6%

  13. Olympic

    1. ★ Silver Bells D44-3
      #b6b3b4       ΔE = 1.336 / LRV ≈ 45.5%
    2. Steel City D63-3
      #b1b8b6       ΔE = 2.865 / LRV ≈ 47.0%

  14. Audi

    1. ★ Lotusgrau Metallic / LX7Q
      #b4b2b1       ΔE = 1.340 / LRV ≈ 44.7%

  15. McCormick Paints

    1. ★ 452 Flintstone
      #b4b2b1       ΔE = 1.340 / LRV ≈ 44.7%

  16. ICI Paints

    1. ★ Veil 00NN 53/000
      #b8b8b6       ΔE = 1.505 / LRV ≈ 47.8%
    2. Silver Trophy 30BB 53/012
      #bbbcbd       ΔE = 2.597 / LRV ≈ 50.2%

  17. Sigma

    1. ★ Warm Red / S 3005-R20B
      #b9b5b5       ΔE = 1.528 / LRV ≈ 46.7%
    2. ★ Warm Red / 6329 B
      #b1b2b0       ΔE = 1.691 / LRV ≈ 44.3%

  18. Devoe Paint

    1. ★ Swordplay / 30BB 45/049
      #b0b3b4       ΔE = 1.550 / LRV ≈ 44.8%
    2. ★ Cosmic Sea / 10RB 47/036
      #b8b4b3       ΔE = 1.590 / LRV ≈ 46.1%

  19. Diamond Vogel

    1. ★ Praise Giving / 0540
      #b7b4b2       ΔE = 1.564 / LRV ≈ 45.9%
    2. ★ Tin Man / 0547
      #b2afaf       ΔE = 2.275 / LRV ≈ 43.2%

  20. Nippon Paint

    1. ★ Gray Dawning / NP N 1921 P
      #b9b8b6       ΔE = 1.601 / LRV ≈ 48.0%
    2. Gray Mystic / NP N 1986 P
      #adb2b5       ΔE = 2.817 / LRV ≈ 44.1%

  21. Ralph Lauren

    1. ★ Willow / RLVM270
      #b9b8b6       ΔE = 1.601 / LRV ≈ 48.0%
    2. ★ Polaris / RLUL216
      #b8babc       ΔE = 2.163 / LRV ≈ 48.9%

  22. TRUMATCH

    1. ★ 21-g6
      #b1b5b4       ΔE = 1.623 / LRV ≈ 45.7%
    2. ★ 9-g6
      #b7b5b1       ΔE = 2.283 / LRV ≈ 46.3%

  23. Model Master

    1. ★ Model Master 1406
      #b3b7b6       ΔE = 1.634 / LRV ≈ 46.8%

  24. California Paints

    1. ★ DE 6381 - Silver Bullet
      #b6b5b8       ΔE = 1.677 / LRV ≈ 46.5%
    2. ★ DE 6367 - Covered in Platinum
      #b9baba       ΔE = 1.796 / LRV ≈ 49.0%

  25. Dunn-Edwards

    1. ★ Silver Bullet / 1162
      #b6b5b8       ΔE = 1.677 / LRV ≈ 46.5%
    2. ★ Covered in Platinum / 1217
      #b9baba       ΔE = 1.796 / LRV ≈ 49.0%

  26. Dulux Australia

    1. ★ Colorbond® Shale Grey / O23
      #b4b5b2       ΔE = 1.678 / LRV ≈ 46.0%

  27. Ford

    1. ★ Gray
      #b5b6b3       ΔE = 1.682 / LRV ≈ 46.5%

  28. Tollens

    1. ★ TF257-2
      #b1b2b0       ΔE = 1.691 / LRV ≈ 44.3%
    2. T2151-3
      #b6b2af       ΔE = 2.372 / LRV ≈ 44.9%

  29. Cloverdale Paint

    1. ★ Pashmina / 8234
      #bbb8b8       ΔE = 1.742 / LRV ≈ 48.3%
    2. Platinum Plate / 8297
      #b9b8b3       ΔE = 2.913 / LRV ≈ 47.9%

  30. Rodda Paint

    1. ★ Pashmina 8234
      #bbb8b8       ΔE = 1.742 / LRV ≈ 48.3%
    2. Platinum Plate 8297
      #b9b8b3       ΔE = 2.913 / LRV ≈ 47.9%

  31. CIL

    1. ★ Surreal Blue
      #b0b2b4       ΔE = 1.778 / LRV ≈ 44.4%

  32. Chrysler

    1. ★ Bright Silver Quartz
      #bab7b5       ΔE = 1.800 / LRV ≈ 47.6%
    2. ★ Gray
      #b9b7b4       ΔE = 1.954 / LRV ≈ 47.5%

  33. PPG Pittsburgh Paints

    1. ★ Silver Bells 540-4
      #b8b4b6       ΔE = 1.852 / LRV ≈ 46.2%
    2. Gray Marble 530-4
      #b9b4b1       ΔE = 2.476 / LRV ≈ 46.1%

  34. Albany Paint

    1. ★ Seal
      #b9b9bb       ΔE = 1.865 / LRV ≈ 48.6%

  35. Mylands of London

    1. ★ Neutral White
      #b1b1af       ΔE = 1.874 / LRV ≈ 43.9%

  36. Coronado Paint

    1. ★ 8250 - October Sky
      #b5b7ba       ΔE = 1.888 / LRV ≈ 47.2%
    2. ★ 8290 - Prairie Smoke
      #b6b9b7       ΔE = 1.958 / LRV ≈ 48.1%

  37. Sherwin-Williams

    1. ★ Online - 7072
      #b0b5b5       ΔE = 1.889 / LRV ≈ 45.6%
    2. ★ Colonial Revival Gray - 2832
      #b4b9b9       ΔE = 2.137 / LRV ≈ 47.9%

  38. Teknos

    1. ★ GBI047
      #b8bab9       ΔE = 1.893 / LRV ≈ 48.8%
    2. ★ PR530
      #b4b1af       ΔE = 2.023 / LRV ≈ 44.2%

  39. General Paint

    1. ★ Charleston / CL 3172W
      #b2b4b1       ΔE = 1.896 / LRV ≈ 45.3%
    2. Cornice / CL 3193W
      #b2afb0       ΔE = 2.318 / LRV ≈ 43.3%

  40. Berger

    1. ★ Pashmina / 8234
      #bbb7b8       ΔE = 1.920 / LRV ≈ 47.9%
    2. Zephyr / 8306
      #bbbab6       ΔE = 2.833 / LRV ≈ 49.1%

  41. Scib Paints

    1. ★ Pashmina / 8234
      #bbb7b8       ΔE = 1.920 / LRV ≈ 47.9%
    2. Platinum Plate / 8297
      #b8b7b2       ΔE = 2.805 / LRV ≈ 47.3%

  42. Vista Paint

    1. ★ Pashmina
      #bbb7b8       ΔE = 1.920 / LRV ≈ 47.9%
    2. Platinum Plate
      #b8b7b2       ΔE = 2.805 / LRV ≈ 47.3%

  43. Tikkurila

    1. ★ 4988
      #b2b5b8       ΔE = 1.955 / LRV ≈ 46.0%
    2. ★ 0423 / Painter's gray
      #b1b3b0       ΔE = 2.045 / LRV ≈ 44.7%

  44. Porter Paints

    1. ★ Gray Stone / 517-4
      #b9b8b5       ΔE = 1.989 / LRV ≈ 47.9%
    2. Gray Marble / 530-4
      #b9b4b1       ΔE = 2.476 / LRV ≈ 46.1%

  45. Dulux

    1. ★ Silent Steel
      #afb1b3       ΔE = 2.048 / LRV ≈ 43.8%
    2. Flying Feather
      #b1aeac       ΔE = 2.863 / LRV ≈ 42.6%

  46. Jotun

    1. ★ 9930 / Tåkedis
      #b5b5b1       ΔE = 2.166 / LRV ≈ 46.0%
    2. 0762 / Capri
      #b4b3af       ΔE = 2.325 / LRV ≈ 45.0%

  47. Marston & Langinger

    1. ★ Wood Ash
      #bababc       ΔE = 2.173 / LRV ≈ 49.2%

  48. Benjamin Moore

    1. ★ Silent Night / 1613
      #b1b5b8       ΔE = 2.185 / LRV ≈ 45.9%
    2. Marina Gray / 1599
      #aeb4b4       ΔE = 2.369 / LRV ≈ 44.9%

  49. British Standard

    1. ★ BS 4800 00 A 05 - Goose grey / Sea mist / Goosewing
      #b0b0ae       ΔE = 2.187 / LRV ≈ 43.3%

  50. Valspar Paint

    1. ★ Autumn Fog
      #bbbbbb       ΔE = 2.201 / LRV ≈ 49.7%
    2. Woodlawn Silver Brook
      #bbbdbc       ΔE = 2.900 / LRV ≈ 50.6%

  51. Dacia

    1. ★ Alb Alpin White / QNA
      #b2b6b3       ΔE = 2.218 / LRV ≈ 46.2%

  52. Behr

    1. ★ True Silver RAH-12
      #b1b1ae       ΔE = 2.251 / LRV ≈ 43.8%
    2. 770E-3 Pewter Mug
      #adaeae       ΔE = 2.689 / LRV ≈ 42.2%

  53. Colortrend

    1. ★ 0547
      #b2afaf       ΔE = 2.275 / LRV ≈ 43.2%
    2. 525
      #babdbd       ΔE = 2.917 / LRV ≈ 50.5%

  54. Dutch Boy

    1. ★ Flourish
      #b3b0ae       ΔE = 2.277 / LRV ≈ 43.7%
    2. Empire State
      #adb1af       ΔE = 2.616 / LRV ≈ 43.4%

  55. Laura Ashley

    1. ★ 42-23 Chateau Gray
      #bab6b3       ΔE = 2.280 / LRV ≈ 47.1%

  56. Sikkens

    1. ON.00.64
      #afafae       ΔE = 2.306 / LRV ≈ 42.8%
    2. ON.00.69
      #bcbcbc       ΔE = 2.566 / LRV ≈ 50.3%

  57. Focoltone

    1. 2250
      #b8babd       ΔE = 2.492 / LRV ≈ 49.0%
    2. 5056
      #aeafb2       ΔE = 2.771 / LRV ≈ 42.9%

  58. Levis

    1. Atl Denim B3
      #b2b8ba       ΔE = 2.531 / LRV ≈ 47.3%
    2. Dolphin Touch
      #bebcba       ΔE = 2.969 / LRV ≈ 50.5%

  59. Little Greene

    1. Bone China Blue Deep
      #b0b5b2       ΔE = 2.532 / LRV ≈ 45.5%

  60. Volvo

    1. Athenian White / DMC-08F
      #afb5b3       ΔE = 2.544 / LRV ≈ 45.4%

  61. Bristol

    1. Windsor / P223-N4
      #b1b4b0       ΔE = 2.554 / LRV ≈ 45.1%
    2. Silver Skates / P225-N3
      #b0b4b0       ΔE = 2.764 / LRV ≈ 45.0%

  62. Crown Diamond

    1. 7407-31 Brushed Steel
      #b0b3b7       ΔE = 2.567 / LRV ≈ 44.9%

  63. Johnstone's Paint

    1. Manhattan Grey
      #b4baba       ΔE = 2.599 / LRV ≈ 48.4%

  64. Setra Evo

    1. Arktisweiss / EVO 4272
      #aeb4b2       ΔE = 2.646 / LRV ≈ 44.9%
    2. Arktisweiss / KS 4272
      #afb6b5       ΔE = 2.658 / LRV ≈ 45.9%

  65. Resene

    1. Bombay N75-001-199
      #aeaead       ΔE = 2.667 / LRV ≈ 42.3%
    2. Metro M77-003-245
      #acafb1       ΔE = 2.850 / LRV ≈ 42.6%

  66. Homebase

    1. Dove Grey
      #b4b9bc       ΔE = 2.687 / LRV ≈ 48.0%

  67. Tata

    1. Poly Arctic White / 902
      #acb0af       ΔE = 2.703 / LRV ≈ 42.9%

  68. Sto

    1. 34135
      #b2afb2       ΔE = 2.749 / LRV ≈ 43.3%

  69. Taubmans

    1. Grey On Grey / T168-4
      #b9bbbe       ΔE = 2.761 / LRV ≈ 49.6%
    2. Evening Lullaby / T12 8.C10
      #bdbbb8       ΔE = 2.885 / LRV ≈ 49.8%

  70. Duron

    1. Magnetic Gray
      #b4b6b1       ΔE = 2.815 / LRV ≈ 46.3%
    2. Proper Gray
      #bfb9b9       ΔE = 2.963 / LRV ≈ 49.3%

  71. Graham & Brown

    1. Asian Spirit
      #b7b4af       ΔE = 2.935 / LRV ≈ 45.8%

  72. Earthborn

    1. Nellie
      #aeb6b7       ΔE = 2.986 / LRV ≈ 45.9%

#b5b5b5 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#b5b5b5 foreground

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye.. it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.

Edvard Munch
<p style="color: #b5b5b5">…</p>

#b5b5b5 background

An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.

James McNeill Whistler
<p style="background-color: #b5b5b5">…</p>

#b5b5b5 shadow

Painting is a means of self-enlightenment.

John Olsen
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #b5b5b5">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
11908533
Binary
10110101, 10110101, 10110101
Hexadecimal
#b5b5b5
LRV
≈ 46.2%
Closest short hex
#bbb ΔE = 2.201
RGB
rgb(181, 181, 181)
RGBA
rgba(181, 181, 181, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 0.333, g: 0.333, b: 0.333
RYB
red: 0.710%, yellow: 0.710%, blue: 0.710%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-4868683 / 0xffb5b5b5
HSL
hsl(0, 0%, 71%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 0%, 71%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 0% (0.000), value: 71% (0.710)
HSP
hue: 0.000, saturation: 0.000%, perceived brightness: 70.980%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 146.356, S: 0.000, L: 73.680
Cubehelix
H: -120.000, S: 0.000, L: 0.710
TSL
T: 1.484, S: 0.000, L: 0.710
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 0% (0.000), yellow: 0% (0.000), key: 29% (0.290)
CMY
cyan: 29% (0.290), magenta: 29% (0.290), yellow: 29% (0.290)
XYZ
X: 43.919, Y: 46.208, Z: 50.312
xyY
x: 0.313, y: 0.329, Y: 46.208
CIELab
L: 73.680, a: -0.000, b: 0.000
CIELuv
L: 73.680, u: -0.000, v: 0.000
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 73.680, C: 0.000, H: 158.199
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 73.680, C: 0.000, H: 146.356
Hunter-Lab
L: 67.976, a: -3.631, b: 3.700
CIECAM02
J: 65.664, C: 1.799, h: 210.927, Q: 159.652, M: 1.573, s: 9.925, H: 267.799
OSA-UCS
lightness: -10.081, jaune: -0.162, green: 0.280
LMS
L: 43.864, M: 47.843, S: 50.237
YCbCr
Y: 171.479, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YCgCo
Y: 181.000, Cg: 0.000, Co: 45.250
YDbDr
Y: 181.000, Db: -0.000, Dr: 0.000
YPbPr
Y: 181.000, Pb: 0.000, Pr: -0.000
xvYCC
Y: 171.447, Cb: 128.000, Cr: 128.000
YIQ
Y: 181.000, I: 0.000, Q: 0.000
YUV
Y: 181.000, U: 0.002, V: 0.000
Munsell Color System
10PB 7/1 ΔE = 2.270
Brand Color
Wii ΔE = 10.458

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