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#BCB6BC

#bcb6bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcb6bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.4778

Complementary

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #b6bcb6

Split complementary

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #b9bcb6
  3. #b6bcb9

Analogous

  1. #b9b6bc
  2. #bcb6bc
  3. #bcb6b9

Triadic

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #bcbcb6
  3. #b6bcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #bcb6b6
  3. #b6bcb6
  4. #b6bcbc

Square

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #bcb9b6
  3. #b6bcb6
  4. #b6b9bc

Monochromatic

  1. #716871
  2. #978e97
  3. #bcb6bc
  4. #e1dee1
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bcb6bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #a9a4a9
  3. #969296
  4. #847f84
  5. #716d71
  6. #5e5b5e
  7. #4b494b
  8. #383738
  9. #262426
  10. #131213
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb6bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #c3bdc3
  3. #c9c5c9
  4. #d0ccd0
  5. #d7d3d7
  6. #dedbde
  7. #e4e2e4
  8. #ebe9eb
  9. #f2f0f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb6bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb6bc
  2. #b6b1b6
  3. #b0abb0
  4. #aaa6aa
  5. #a4a0a4
  6. #9e9b9e
  7. #989698
  8. #929092
  9. #8c8b8c
  10. #868586
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b7bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b8bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b7bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b7bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcb6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb6bc {
  color: #bcb6bc;
}
Background
.bg-bcb6bc {
  background-color: #bcb6bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb6bc {
  border: 2px solid #bcb6bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb6bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 182 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb6bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb6bc, #bcb6b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb6bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 182 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.98 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.35 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.35 #434943 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Silver
#bcb6bc  rgb(188, 182, 188)  hsl(300, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bcb6  rgb(182, 188, 182)  hsl(120, 4%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bcbcb6  rgb(188, 188, 182)  hsl(60, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bcbc  rgb(182, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 4%, 73%)  Silver