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#BCB5BD

#bcb5bd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb5bd 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, 70.98% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 4.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 5.71% saturation and 72.55% 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 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.29.

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Relative luminance0.4741

Complementary

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #b6bdb5

Split complementary

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #babdb5
  3. #b5bdb8

Analogous

  1. #b8b5bd
  2. #bcb5bd
  3. #bdb5ba

Triadic

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #bdbcb5
  3. #b5bdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #bdb5b6
  3. #b6bdb5
  4. #b5bdbc

Square

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #bdb8b5
  3. #b6bdb5
  4. #b5babd

Monochromatic

  1. #716673
  2. #978d99
  3. #bcb5bd
  4. #e1dde1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bcb5bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #a9a3aa
  3. #969197
  4. #847f84
  5. #716d71
  6. #5e5b5f
  7. #4b484c
  8. #383639
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb5bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #c3bcc4
  3. #c9c4ca
  4. #d0cbd1
  5. #d7d3d7
  6. #dedade
  7. #e4e1e5
  8. #ebe9eb
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb5bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb5bd
  2. #b6b0b7
  3. #b0aab1
  4. #aaa5ab
  5. #a4a0a5
  6. #9e9b9f
  7. #989598
  8. #929092
  9. #8c8b8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b6b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b7bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b7bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7b6bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b6bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcb5ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb5bd {
  color: #bcb5bd;
}
Background
.bg-bcb5bd {
  background-color: #bcb5bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb5bd {
  border: 2px solid #bcb5bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb5bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 181 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 6% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb5bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb5bd, #bdb5ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb5bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 181 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.29 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.04 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.13 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.13 #434a42 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Silver
#bcb5bd  rgb(188, 181, 189)  hsl(293, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bdb5  rgb(182, 189, 181)  hsl(113, 6%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bdbcb5  rgb(189, 188, 181)  hsl(53, 6%, 73%)  Silver
#b5bdbc  rgb(181, 189, 188)  hsl(173, 6%, 73%)  Silver