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#BCB2BD

#bcb2bd ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb2bd 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, 69.8% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 5.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 294.55°, with 7.69% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 6.76.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4621

Complementary

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #b3bdb2

Split complementary

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #b8bdb2
  3. #b2bdb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b2bd
  2. #bcb2bd
  3. #bdb2b8

Triadic

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #bdbcb2
  3. #b2bdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #bdb2b3
  3. #b3bdb2
  4. #b2bdbc

Square

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #bdb6b2
  3. #b3bdb2
  4. #b2b8bd

Monochromatic

  1. #726373
  2. #98899a
  3. #bcb2bd
  4. #e0dbe0
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#bcb2bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #a9a0aa
  3. #968e97
  4. #847d84
  5. #716b71
  6. #5e595f
  7. #4b474c
  8. #383539
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb2bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #c3bac4
  3. #c9c1ca
  4. #d0c9d1
  5. #d7d1d7
  6. #ded9de
  7. #e4e0e5
  8. #ebe8eb
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb2bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb2bd
  2. #b6adb7
  3. #b0a8b1
  4. #aaa3ab
  5. #a49ea5
  6. #9e999f
  7. #989498
  8. #928f92
  9. #8c8a8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b4be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b5bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b3bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b4bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcb3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb2bd {
  color: #bcb2bd;
}
Background
.bg-bcb2bd {
  background-color: #bcb2bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb2bd {
  border: 2px solid #bcb2bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb2bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 178 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb2bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb2bd, #bdb2b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb2bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 178 189 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.76 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.16 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 7.88 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.46 #434d42 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bcb2bd  rgb(188, 178, 189)  hsl(295, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b3bdb2  rgb(179, 189, 178)  hsl(115, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bdbcb2  rgb(189, 188, 178)  hsl(55, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#b2bdbc  rgb(178, 189, 188)  hsl(175, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray