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#BBC2C8

#bbc2c8 ≈ Silver

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc2c8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 76.08% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.5% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 207.69°, with 10.57% saturation and 75.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.5332

Complementary

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #c8c1bb

Split complementary

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #c8bbbb
  3. #c8c7bb

Analogous

  1. #bbc8c7
  2. #bbc2c8
  3. #bbbbc8

Triadic

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #c8bbc2
  3. #c2c8bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #c1bbc8
  3. #c8c1bb
  4. #c2c8bb

Square

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #c7bbc8
  3. #c8c1bb
  4. #bbc8bb

Monochromatic

  1. #697681
  2. #919ca6
  3. #bbc2c8
  4. #e5e8ea
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#bbc2c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #a8afb4
  3. #969ba0
  4. #83888c
  5. #707478
  6. #5e6164
  7. #4b4e50
  8. #383a3c
  9. #252728
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc2c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #c2c8ce
  3. #c9ced3
  4. #cfd4d9
  5. #d6dade
  6. #dde1e4
  7. #e4e7e9
  8. #ebedef
  9. #f1f3f4
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc2c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc2c8
  2. #b5bbc1
  3. #afb5ba
  4. #a9aeb2
  5. #a3a8ab
  6. #9ea1a4
  7. #989a9d
  8. #929496
  9. #8c8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc1c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c2c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec0c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c3c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec2c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc1c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c3c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc2c8 {
  color: #bbc2c8;
}
Background
.bg-bbc2c8 {
  background-color: #bbc2c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc2c8 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc2c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc2c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 194 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc2c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc2c8, #bbbbc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc2c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 194 200 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.91 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.91 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.91 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.14 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.49 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.62 #443d37 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#bbc2c8  rgb(187, 194, 200)  hsl(208, 11%, 76%)  Silver
#c8c1bb  rgb(200, 193, 187)  hsl(28, 11%, 76%)  Silver
#c8bbc2  rgb(200, 187, 194)  hsl(328, 11%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#c2c8bb  rgb(194, 200, 187)  hsl(88, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray