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#BAC0C3

#bac0c3 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bac0c3 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 75.29% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.62% cyan, 1.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 200°, with 6.98% saturation and 74.71% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.5208

Complementary

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #c3bdba

Split complementary

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #c3babc
  3. #c3c2ba

Analogous

  1. #bac3c2
  2. #bac0c3
  3. #babcc3

Triadic

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #c3bac0
  3. #c0c3ba

Tetradic

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #bdbac3
  3. #c3bdba
  4. #c0c3ba

Square

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #c2bac3
  3. #c3bdba
  4. #bcc3ba

Monochromatic

  1. #6a757a
  2. #919b9f
  3. #bac0c3
  4. #e3e5e7
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#bac0c3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #a7adb0
  3. #959a9c
  4. #828689
  5. #707375
  6. #5d6062
  7. #4a4d4e
  8. #383a3b
  9. #252627
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bac0c3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #c1c6c9
  3. #c8cdcf
  4. #cfd3d5
  5. #d6d9db
  6. #dde0e1
  7. #e3e6e7
  8. #eaeced
  9. #f1f2f3
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bac0c3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bac0c3
  2. #b4babc
  3. #aeb3b6
  4. #a9adaf
  5. #a3a6a8
  6. #9da0a2
  7. #979a9b
  8. #919394
  9. #8c8d8d
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbec3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdc0c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbfc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c1c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bac0c3 {
  color: #bac0c3;
}
Background
.bg-bac0c3 {
  background-color: #bac0c3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bac0c3 {
  border: 2px solid #bac0c3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bac0c3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 192 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 200 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bac0c3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bac0c3, #babcc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bac0c3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 192 195 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.97 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.71 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.22 #453f3c Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bac0c3  rgb(186, 192, 195)  hsl(200, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c3bdba  rgb(195, 189, 186)  hsl(20, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c3bac0  rgb(195, 186, 192)  hsl(320, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c0c3ba  rgb(192, 195, 186)  hsl(80, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray