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#BCB4BC

#bcb4bc ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb4bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.4696

Complementary

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #b4bcb4

Split complementary

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #b8bcb4
  3. #b4bcb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b4bc
  2. #bcb4bc
  3. #bcb4b8

Triadic

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #bcbcb4
  3. #b4bcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #bcb4b4
  3. #b4bcb4
  4. #b4bcbc

Square

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #bcb8b4
  3. #b4bcb4
  4. #b4b8bc

Monochromatic

  1. #726572
  2. #988c98
  3. #bcb4bc
  4. #e0dce0
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bcb4bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #a9a2a9
  3. #969096
  4. #847e84
  5. #716c71
  6. #5e5a5e
  7. #4b484b
  8. #383638
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb4bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #c3bcc3
  3. #c9c3c9
  4. #d0cbd0
  5. #d7d2d7
  6. #dedade
  7. #e4e1e4
  8. #ebe9eb
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb4bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb4bc
  2. #b6afb6
  3. #b0aab0
  4. #aaa4aa
  5. #a49fa4
  6. #9e9a9e
  7. #989598
  8. #929092
  9. #8c8a8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b5b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b6bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb5b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b5bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b6bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcb4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb4bc {
  color: #bcb4bc;
}
Background
.bg-bcb4bc {
  background-color: #bcb4bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb4bc {
  border: 2px solid #bcb4bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb4bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 180 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb4bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb4bc, #bcb4b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb4bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 180 188 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.19 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.72 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.28 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.42 #434b43 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bcb4bc  rgb(188, 180, 188)  hsl(300, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b4bcb4  rgb(180, 188, 180)  hsl(120, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bcbcb4  rgb(188, 188, 180)  hsl(60, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#b4bcbc  rgb(180, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 6%, 72%)  Silver