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#b9bfc0 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9bfc0 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 74.9% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.65% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 188.57°, with 5.26% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.5138

Complementary

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #c0bab9

Split complementary

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #c0b9bb
  3. #c0bdb9

Analogous

  1. #b9c0bd
  2. #b9bfc0
  3. #b9bbc0

Triadic

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #c0b9bf
  3. #bfc0b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #bab9c0
  3. #c0bab9
  4. #bfc0b9

Square

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #bdb9c0
  3. #c0bab9
  4. #bbc0b9

Monochromatic

  1. #6a7476
  2. #919a9c
  3. #b9bfc0
  4. #e1e4e4
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b9bfc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #a7acad
  3. #94999a
  4. #828686
  5. #6f7373
  6. #5d6060
  7. #4a4c4d
  8. #38393a
  9. #252626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9bfc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #c0c5c6
  3. #c7cccd
  4. #ced2d3
  5. #d5d9d9
  6. #dcdfe0
  7. #e3e5e6
  8. #eaecec
  9. #f1f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9bfc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9bfc0
  2. #b3b9ba
  3. #aeb2b3
  4. #a8acad
  5. #a2a6a6
  6. #9da0a0
  7. #97999a
  8. #919393
  9. #8b8d8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebec0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7c0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbfc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbec0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bfc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9bfc0 {
  color: #b9bfc0;
}
Background
.bg-b9bfc0 {
  background-color: #b9bfc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9bfc0 {
  border: 2px solid #b9bfc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9bfc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 191 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9bfc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9bfc0, #b9bbc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9bfc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 191 192 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.93 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.99 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.41 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.74 #46403f Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#b9bfc0  rgb(185, 191, 192)  hsl(189, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bab9  rgb(192, 186, 185)  hsl(9, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#c0b9bf  rgb(192, 185, 191)  hsl(309, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bfc0b9  rgb(191, 192, 185)  hsl(69, 5%, 74%)  Silver