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#BCB1B9

#bcb1b9 ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb1b9 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.41% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 316.36°, with 7.59% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.4564

Complementary

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #b1bcb4

Split complementary

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #b4bcb1
  3. #b1bcba

Analogous

  1. #bab1bc
  2. #bcb1b9
  3. #bcb1b4

Triadic

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #b9bcb1
  3. #b1b9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #bcb4b1
  3. #b1bcb4
  4. #b1b9bc

Square

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #bcbab1
  3. #b1bcb4
  4. #b1b4bc

Monochromatic

  1. #72626e
  2. #998894
  3. #bcb1b9
  4. #dfdade
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#bcb1b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #a99fa7
  3. #968e94
  4. #847c82
  5. #716a6f
  6. #5e595d
  7. #4b474a
  8. #383538
  9. #262325
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb1b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #c3b9c0
  3. #c9c1c7
  4. #d0c8ce
  5. #d7d0d5
  6. #ded8dc
  7. #e4e0e3
  8. #ebe8ea
  9. #f2eff1
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb1b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb1b9
  2. #b6acb3
  3. #b0a7ae
  4. #aaa2a8
  5. #a49da2
  6. #9e999d
  7. #989497
  8. #928f91
  9. #8c8a8b
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b3b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b3b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b5b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b2b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b3b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb1b9 {
  color: #bcb1b9;
}
Background
.bg-bcb1b9 {
  background-color: #bcb1b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb1b9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb1b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb1b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 177 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 316 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb1b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb1b9, #bcb1b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb1b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 177 185 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.01 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.23 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.40 #434e46 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bcb1b9  rgb(188, 177, 185)  hsl(316, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b1bcb4  rgb(177, 188, 180)  hsl(136, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b9bcb1  rgb(185, 188, 177)  hsl(76, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b1b9bc  rgb(177, 185, 188)  hsl(196, 8%, 72%)  Silver