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#BCB4BA

#bcb4ba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb4ba 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, 70.59% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 315°, with 5.63% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.05.

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Relative luminance0.4688

Complementary

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #b4bcb6

Split complementary

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #b6bcb4
  3. #b4bcba

Analogous

  1. #bab4bc
  2. #bcb4ba
  3. #bcb4b6

Triadic

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #babcb4
  3. #b4babc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #bcb6b4
  3. #b4bcb6
  4. #b4babc

Square

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #bcbab4
  3. #b4bcb6
  4. #b4b6bc

Monochromatic

  1. #72656f
  2. #988c95
  3. #bcb4ba
  4. #e0dcdf
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bcb4ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #a9a2a7
  3. #969095
  4. #847e82
  5. #716c70
  6. #5e5a5d
  7. #4b484a
  8. #383638
  9. #262425
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb4ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #c3bcc1
  3. #c9c3c8
  4. #d0cbcf
  5. #d7d2d6
  6. #dedadd
  7. #e4e1e3
  8. #ebe9ea
  9. #f2f0f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb4ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb4ba
  2. #b6afb4
  3. #b0aaae
  4. #aaa4a9
  5. #a49fa3
  6. #9e9a9d
  7. #989597
  8. #929091
  9. #8c8a8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b6ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b7ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b5ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb4b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb4ba {
  color: #bcb4ba;
}
Background
.bg-bcb4ba {
  background-color: #bcb4ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb4ba {
  border: 2px solid #bcb4ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb4ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 180 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 315 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb4ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb4ba, #bcb4b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb4ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 180 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.05 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.60 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.10 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.10 #434b45 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver
#bcb4ba  rgb(188, 180, 186)  hsl(315, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#b4bcb6  rgb(180, 188, 182)  hsl(135, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#babcb4  rgb(186, 188, 180)  hsl(75, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b4babc  rgb(180, 186, 188)  hsl(195, 6%, 72%)  Silver