#b5b5b5 Hex Color Code

The 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.

Color Variations

• Inverted
  #4a4a4a
• 25% Saturated
  #b5b5b5
• Grayscale
  #b5b5b5
• 25% Lighter
  #e2e2e2
• Original
  #b5b5b5
• 25% Darker
  #919191
• Web Safe: silver
  #c0c0c0
• 25% Desaturated
  #b5b5b5
• HTML: silver
  #c0c0c0

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• Closely Related

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     #b3b3b3
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  5. Argent
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• Intermediately Related

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  5. Deep pink
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• Distantly Related

  1. Rich black (FOGRA39)
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Color Schemes

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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

Paints

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Similar Paints

1. Caparol

   1. ★ 75 2 80 / Palazzo 15
      #b4b4b4 ΔE = 0.368
   2. ★ 75 4 80 / Palazzo 45
      #b8b8b8 ΔE = 1.102

2. 1829

   1. ★ Nickel
      #b5b6b5 ΔE = 0.711

3. Brillux

   1. ★ 99.00.21
      #b6b7b7 ΔE = 0.755
   2. 99.00.24
      #adafaf ΔE = 2.486

4. Toyo Ink

   1. ★ CF10771
      #b5b3b4 ΔE = 1.079
   2. CF11022
      #babcbe ΔE = 2.783

5. Natural Color System / NCS

   1. ★ S 2502-B
      #b5b3b2 ΔE = 1.101

6. Beckers

   1. ★ Knop 509 / S 3000-N
      #b2b2b2 ΔE = 1.105

7. Kelly-Moore

   1. ★ Nickel Back / KM3827-1
      #b7b8b7 ΔE = 1.196
   2. ★ Pashmina / KM3771-1
      #b9b6b8 ΔE = 1.694

8. Jedynka

   1. ★ Pd 1177
      #b3b6b5 ΔE = 1.250
   2. Hamuszürke
      #b8bcbc ΔE = 2.695

9. Alcro

   1. ★ Silver
      #b1b3b4 ΔE = 1.258
   2. Himalaya
      #b4b7b3 ΔE = 2.478

10. Evonik-Degussa

    1. ★ 4201P Gray Dawning
       #b9b7b8 ΔE = 1.302

11. Federal Standard

    1. ★ Federal Standard 36463
       #b1b3b2 ΔE = 1.306
    2. Federal Standard 26373
       #acafb0 ΔE = 2.718

12. Olympic

    1. ★ Silver Bells D44-3
       #b6b3b4 ΔE = 1.336
    2. Steel City D63-3
       #b1b8b6 ΔE = 2.865

13. McCormick Paints

    1. ★ 452 Flintstone
       #b4b2b1 ΔE = 1.340

14. Audi

    1. ★ Lotusgrau Metallic / LX7Q
       #b4b2b1 ΔE = 1.340

15. ICI Paints

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

16. Sigma

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

17. Devoe Paint

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

18. Diamond Vogel

    1. ★ Praise Giving / 0540
       #b7b4b2 ΔE = 1.564
    2. ★ Tin Man / 0547
       #b2afaf ΔE = 2.275

19. Nippon Paint

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

20. Ralph Lauren

    1. ★ Willow / RLVM270
       #b9b8b6 ΔE = 1.601
    2. ★ Polaris / RLUL216
       #b8babc ΔE = 2.163

21. TRUMATCH

    1. ★ 21-g6
       #b1b5b4 ΔE = 1.623
    2. ★ 9-g6
       #b7b5b1 ΔE = 2.283

22. Model Master

    1. ★ Model Master 1406
       #b3b7b6 ΔE = 1.634

23. Dunn-Edwards

    1. ★ Silver Bullet / 1162
       #b6b5b8 ΔE = 1.677
    2. ★ Covered in Platinum / 1217
       #b9baba ΔE = 1.796

24. California Paints

    1. ★ DE 6381 - Silver Bullet
       #b6b5b8 ΔE = 1.677
    2. ★ DE 6367 - Covered in Platinum
       #b9baba ΔE = 1.796

25. Dulux Australia

    1. ★ Colorbond® Shale Grey / O23
       #b4b5b2 ΔE = 1.678

26. Ford

    1. ★ Gray
       #b5b6b3 ΔE = 1.682

27. Tollens

    1. ★ TF257-2
       #b1b2b0 ΔE = 1.691
    2. T2151-3
       #b6b2af ΔE = 2.372

28. Cloverdale Paint

    1. ★ Pashmina / 8234
       #bbb8b8 ΔE = 1.742
    2. Platinum Plate / 8297
       #b9b8b3 ΔE = 2.913

29. Rodda Paint

    1. ★ Pashmina 8234
       #bbb8b8 ΔE = 1.742
    2. Platinum Plate 8297
       #b9b8b3 ΔE = 2.913

30. CIL

    1. ★ Surreal Blue
       #b0b2b4 ΔE = 1.778

31. Chrysler

    1. ★ Bright Silver Quartz
       #bab7b5 ΔE = 1.800
    2. ★ Gray
       #b9b7b4 ΔE = 1.954

32. PPG Pittsburgh Paints

    1. ★ Silver Bells 540-4
       #b8b4b6 ΔE = 1.852
    2. Gray Marble 530-4
       #b9b4b1 ΔE = 2.476

33. Albany Paint

    1. ★ Seal
       #b9b9bb ΔE = 1.865

34. Mylands of London

    1. ★ Neutral White
       #b1b1af ΔE = 1.874

35. Sherwin-Williams

    1. ★ March Wind - 7668
       #bab9b7 ΔE = 1.877
    2. Essential Gray - 6002
       #bcb8b5 ΔE = 2.570

36. Coronado Paint

    1. ★ 8250 - October Sky
       #b5b7ba ΔE = 1.888
    2. ★ 8290 - Prairie Smoke
       #b6b9b7 ΔE = 1.958

37. Teknos

    1. ★ GBI047
       #b8bab9 ΔE = 1.893
    2. ★ PR530
       #b4b1af ΔE = 2.023

38. General Paint

    1. ★ Charleston / CL 3172W
       #b2b4b1 ΔE = 1.896
    2. Cornice / CL 3193W
       #b2afb0 ΔE = 2.318

39. Berger

    1. ★ Pashmina / 8234
       #bbb7b8 ΔE = 1.920
    2. Zephyr / 8306
       #bbbab6 ΔE = 2.833

40. Scib Paints

    1. ★ Pashmina / 8234
       #bbb7b8 ΔE = 1.920
    2. Platinum Plate / 8297
       #b8b7b2 ΔE = 2.805

41. Vista Paint

    1. ★ Pashmina
       #bbb7b8 ΔE = 1.920
    2. Platinum Plate
       #b8b7b2 ΔE = 2.805

42. Tikkurila

    1. ★ 4988
       #b2b5b8 ΔE = 1.955
    2. ★ 0423 / Painter's gray
       #b1b3b0 ΔE = 2.045

43. Porter Paints

    1. ★ Gray Stone / 517-4
       #b9b8b5 ΔE = 1.989
    2. Gray Marble / 530-4
       #b9b4b1 ΔE = 2.476

44. Jotun

    1. ★ 9930 / Tåkedis
       #b5b5b1 ΔE = 2.166
    2. 0762 / Capri
       #b4b3af ΔE = 2.325

45. Marston & Langinger

    1. ★ Wood Ash
       #bababc ΔE = 2.173

46. British Standard

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

47. Valspar Paint

    1. ★ Autumn Fog
       #bbbbbb ΔE = 2.201
    2. Woodlawn Silver Brook
       #bbbdbc ΔE = 2.900

48. Dacia

    1. ★ Alb Alpin White / QNA
       #b2b6b3 ΔE = 2.218

49. Behr

    1. ★ True Silver RAH-12
       #b1b1ae ΔE = 2.251
    2. 770E-3 Pewter Mug
       #adaeae ΔE = 2.689

50. Colortrend

    1. ★ 0547
       #b2afaf ΔE = 2.275
    2. 525
       #babdbd ΔE = 2.917

51. Dutch Boy

    1. ★ Flourish
       #b3b0ae ΔE = 2.277
    2. Empire State
       #adb1af ΔE = 2.616

52. Laura Ashley

    1. ★ 42-23 Chateau Gray
       #bab6b3 ΔE = 2.280

53. Sikkens

    1. ON.00.64
       #afafae ΔE = 2.306
    2. ON.00.69
       #bcbcbc ΔE = 2.566

54. Benjamin Moore

    1. Marina Gray / 1599
       #aeb4b4 ΔE = 2.369
    2. Coventry Gray / Hc-169
       #b9bbb7 ΔE = 2.998

55. Focoltone

    1. 2250
       #b8babd ΔE = 2.492
    2. 5056
       #aeafb2 ΔE = 2.771

56. Little Greene

    1. Bone China Blue Deep
       #b0b5b2 ΔE = 2.532

57. Volvo

    1. Athenian White / DMC-08F
       #afb5b3 ΔE = 2.544

58. Crown Diamond

    1. 7407-31 Brushed Steel
       #b0b3b7 ΔE = 2.567

59. Johnstone's Paint

    1. Manhattan Grey
       #b4baba ΔE = 2.599

60. Setra Evo

    1. Arktisweiss / EVO 4272
       #aeb4b2 ΔE = 2.646
    2. Arktisweiss / KS 4272
       #afb6b5 ΔE = 2.658

61. Resene

    1. Bombay N75-001-199
       #aeaead ΔE = 2.667
    2. Metro M77-003-245
       #acafb1 ΔE = 2.850

62. Homebase

    1. Dove Grey
       #b4b9bc ΔE = 2.687

63. Tata

    1. Poly Arctic White / 902
       #acb0af ΔE = 2.703

64. Sto

    1. 34135
       #b2afb2 ΔE = 2.749

65. Taubmans

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

66. Duron

    1. Magnetic Gray
       #b4b6b1 ΔE = 2.815
    2. Proper Gray
       #bfb9b9 ΔE = 2.963

67. Pantone / PMS

    1. Cool Grey 6
       #b5b0ad ΔE = 2.916
    2. 429
       #adadad ΔE = 2.955

68. Graham & Brown

    1. Asian Spirit
       #b7b4af ΔE = 2.935

#b5b5b5 HTML / CSS Code Examples

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Color Space Conversions

Decimal

11908533

Binary

10110101, 10110101, 10110101

Hexadecimal

#b5b5b5

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: 70.980%, yellow: 70.980%, blue: 70.980%

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

HSL_uv (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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