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#B8BDC2

#b8bdc2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8bdc2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 74.12% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.15% cyan, 2.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 7.58% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.24.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5048

Complementary

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #c2bdb8

Split complementary

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #c2b8b8
  3. #c2c2b8

Analogous

  1. #b8c2c2
  2. #b8bdc2
  3. #b8b8c2

Triadic

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #c2b8bd
  3. #bdc2b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #bdb8c2
  3. #c2bdb8
  4. #bdc2b8

Square

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #c2b8c2
  3. #c2bdb8
  4. #b8c2b8

Monochromatic

  1. #687179
  2. #8f979f
  3. #b8bdc2
  4. #e1e3e5
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#b8bdc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #a6aaaf
  3. #93979b
  4. #818488
  5. #6e7174
  6. #5c5f61
  7. #4a4c4e
  8. #37393a
  9. #252627
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8bdc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #bfc4c8
  3. #c6cace
  4. #cdd1d4
  5. #d4d7da
  6. #dcdee1
  7. #e3e5e7
  8. #eaebed
  9. #f1f2f3
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8bdc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8bdc2
  2. #b2b7bb
  3. #adb1b5
  4. #a7abae
  5. #a2a5a8
  6. #9c9fa1
  7. #96989a
  8. #919294
  9. #8b8c8d
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbdbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbdc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babcc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babdc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bcc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8bdc2 {
  color: #b8bdc2;
}
Background
.bg-b8bdc2 {
  background-color: #b8bdc2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8bdc2 {
  border: 2px solid #b8bdc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8bdc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 189 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 8% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8bdc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8bdc2, #b8b8c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8bdc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 189 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.17 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.44 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.44 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.10 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.32 #47423d Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#b8bdc2  rgb(184, 189, 194)  hsl(210, 8%, 74%)  Silver
#c2bdb8  rgb(194, 189, 184)  hsl(30, 8%, 74%)  Silver
#c2b8bd  rgb(194, 184, 189)  hsl(330, 8%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#bdc2b8  rgb(189, 194, 184)  hsl(90, 8%, 74%)  Ash Gray