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#BCBDB8

#bcbdb8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdb8 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, 74.12% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.65% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 3.65% saturation and 73.14% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.5055

Complementary

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #b9b8bd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #b8babd
  3. #bcb8bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbcb8
  2. #bcbdb8
  3. #babdb8

Triadic

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #b8bcbd
  3. #bdb8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #b8bdb9
  3. #b9b8bd
  4. #bdb8bc

Square

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #b8bdbc
  3. #b9b8bd
  4. #bdb8ba

Monochromatic

  1. #70726a
  2. #979890
  3. #bcbdb8
  4. #e1e2e0
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bcbdb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #a9aaa6
  3. #969793
  4. #848481
  5. #71716e
  6. #5e5f5c
  7. #4b4c4a
  8. #383937
  9. #262625
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #c3c4bf
  3. #c9cac6
  4. #d0d1cd
  5. #d7d7d4
  6. #dededc
  7. #e4e5e3
  8. #ebebea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdb8
  2. #b6b7b2
  3. #b0b1ad
  4. #aaaba7
  5. #a4a5a2
  6. #9e9f9c
  7. #989896
  8. #929291
  9. #8c8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebcb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbdba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdb8 {
  color: #bcbdb8;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdb8 {
  background-color: #bcbdb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdb8 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdb8, #babdb8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 184 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.01 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.30 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.30 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.15 #434247 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdb8  rgb(188, 189, 184)  hsl(72, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b9b8bd  rgb(185, 184, 189)  hsl(252, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b8bcbd  rgb(184, 188, 189)  hsl(192, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb8bc  rgb(189, 184, 188)  hsl(312, 4%, 73%)  Silver