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#b6bfc0 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6bfc0 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 74.9% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.21% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 186°, with 7.35% saturation and 73.33% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.5101

Complementary

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #c0b7b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #c0b6ba
  3. #c0bcb6

Analogous

  1. #b6c0bc
  2. #b6bfc0
  3. #b6bac0

Triadic

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #c0b6bf
  3. #bfc0b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #b7b6c0
  3. #c0b7b6
  4. #bfc0b6

Square

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #bcb6c0
  3. #c0b7b6
  4. #bac0b6

Monochromatic

  1. #667577
  2. #8d9b9d
  3. #b6bfc0
  4. #dfe3e3
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b6bfc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #a4acad
  3. #92999a
  4. #7f8686
  5. #6d7373
  6. #5b6060
  7. #494c4d
  8. #37393a
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bfc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #bdc5c6
  3. #c5cccd
  4. #ccd2d3
  5. #d3d9d9
  6. #dbdfe0
  7. #e2e5e6
  8. #e9ecec
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bfc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bfc0
  2. #b1b9ba
  3. #abb2b3
  4. #a6acad
  5. #a0a6a6
  6. #9ba0a0
  7. #96999a
  8. #909393
  9. #8b8d8d
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3c0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbec0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4bfc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bfc0 {
  color: #b6bfc0;
}
Background
.bg-b6bfc0 {
  background-color: #b6bfc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bfc0 {
  border: 2px solid #b6bfc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bfc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 191 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 186 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bfc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bfc0, #b6bac0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bfc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 191 192 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.40 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.72 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.85 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.97 #49403f Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#b6bfc0  rgb(182, 191, 192)  hsl(186, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#c0b7b6  rgb(192, 183, 182)  hsl(6, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#c0b6bf  rgb(192, 182, 191)  hsl(306, 7%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#bfc0b6  rgb(191, 192, 182)  hsl(66, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray