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#BCBAB0

#bcbab0 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbab0 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, 72.94% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 6.38% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 8.22% saturation and 71.37% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.21.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4894

Complementary

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #b0b2bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #b0b8bc
  3. #b4b0bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb4b0
  2. #bcbab0
  3. #b8bcb0

Triadic

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #b0bcba
  3. #bab0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #b2bcb0
  3. #b0b2bc
  4. #bab0bc

Square

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #b0bcb4
  3. #b0b2bc
  4. #bcb0b8

Monochromatic

  1. #726f61
  2. #999687
  3. #bcbab0
  4. #dfded9
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bcbab0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #a9a79e
  3. #96958d
  4. #84827b
  5. #71706a
  6. #5e5d58
  7. #4b4a46
  8. #383835
  9. #262523
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbab0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #c3c1b8
  3. #c9c8c0
  4. #d0cfc8
  5. #d7d6d0
  6. #deddd8
  7. #e4e3df
  8. #ebeae7
  9. #f2f1ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbab0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbab0
  2. #b6b4ab
  3. #b0aea6
  4. #aaa9a2
  5. #a4a39d
  6. #9e9d98
  7. #989793
  8. #92918e
  9. #8c8c8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb9af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbab0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beb8b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbab0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb9b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbab0 {
  color: #bcbab0;
}
Background
.bg-bcbab0 {
  background-color: #bcbab0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbab0 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbab0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbab0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 8% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbab0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbab0, #b8bcb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbab0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 176 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.79 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.96 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.03 #43454f Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbab0  rgb(188, 186, 176)  hsl(50, 8%, 71%)  Silver
#b0b2bc  rgb(176, 178, 188)  hsl(230, 8%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b0bcba  rgb(176, 188, 186)  hsl(170, 8%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bab0bc  rgb(186, 176, 188)  hsl(290, 8%, 71%)  Silver Pink