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#BCB6B9

#bcb6b9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb6b9 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, 71.37% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 4.29% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4765

Complementary

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #b6bcb9

Split complementary

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #b6bcb6
  3. #b6bcbc

Analogous

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #bcb6b9
  3. #bcb6b6

Triadic

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #b9bcb6
  3. #b6b9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #bcb9b6
  3. #b6bcb9
  4. #b6b9bc

Square

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #bcbcb6
  3. #b6bcb9
  4. #b6b6bc

Monochromatic

  1. #71686d
  2. #978e93
  3. #bcb6b9
  4. #e1dedf
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bcb6b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #a9a4a7
  3. #969294
  4. #847f82
  5. #716d6f
  6. #5e5b5d
  7. #4b494a
  8. #383738
  9. #262425
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb6b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #c3bdc0
  3. #c9c5c7
  4. #d0ccce
  5. #d7d3d5
  6. #dedbdc
  7. #e4e2e3
  8. #ebe9ea
  9. #f2f0f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb6b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb6b9
  2. #b6b1b3
  3. #b0abae
  4. #aaa6a8
  5. #a4a0a2
  6. #9e9b9d
  7. #989697
  8. #929091
  9. #8c8b8b
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b8b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b7b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b7b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb6b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb6b9 {
  color: #bcb6b9;
}
Background
.bg-bcb6b9 {
  background-color: #bcb6b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb6b9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb6b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb6b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 182 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb6b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb6b9, #bcb6b6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb6b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 182 185 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.51 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.67 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.86 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.86 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.26 #434946 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Silver
#bcb6b9  rgb(188, 182, 185)  hsl(330, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bcb9  rgb(182, 188, 185)  hsl(150, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b9bcb6  rgb(185, 188, 182)  hsl(90, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b6b9bc  rgb(182, 185, 188)  hsl(210, 4%, 73%)  Silver