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#BCBABA

#bcbaba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbaba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 1.47% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.8.

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Relative luminance0.4935

Complementary

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #babcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #babcbb
  3. #babbbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbabb
  2. #bcbaba
  3. #bcbbba

Triadic

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #babcba
  3. #bababc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #bcbcba
  3. #babcbc
  4. #bababc

Square

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #bbbcba
  3. #babcbc
  4. #bbbabc

Monochromatic

  1. #706d6d
  2. #969393
  3. #bcbaba
  4. #e2e1e1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #a9a7a7
  3. #969595
  4. #848282
  5. #717070
  6. #5e5d5d
  7. #4b4a4a
  8. #383838
  9. #262525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #c3c1c1
  3. #c9c8c8
  4. #d0cfcf
  5. #d7d6d6
  6. #dedddd
  7. #e4e3e3
  8. #ebeaea
  9. #f2f1f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbaba
  2. #b6b4b4
  3. #b0aeae
  4. #aaa9a9
  5. #a4a3a3
  6. #9e9d9d
  7. #989797
  8. #929191
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbaba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bababa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbaba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbaba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbaba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbaba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbaba {
  color: #bcbaba;
}
Background
.bg-bcbaba {
  background-color: #bcbaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbaba {
  border: 2px solid #bcbaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbaba, #bcbbba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.23 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.29 #434545 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbaba  rgb(188, 186, 186)  hsl(0, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#babcbc  rgb(186, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#babcba  rgb(186, 188, 186)  hsl(120, 1%, 73%)  Silver
#bababc  rgb(186, 186, 188)  hsl(240, 1%, 73%)  Silver