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#BCBDB9

#bcbdb9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.12% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 2.94% 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 11.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.5059

Complementary

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #bab9bd

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #b9babd
  3. #bcb9bd

Analogous

  1. #bdbcb9
  2. #bcbdb9
  3. #babdb9

Triadic

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #b9bcbd
  3. #bdb9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #b9bdba
  3. #bab9bd
  4. #bdb9bc

Square

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #b9bdbc
  3. #bab9bd
  4. #bdb9ba

Monochromatic

  1. #70726b
  2. #969892
  3. #bcbdb9
  4. #e2e2e0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbdb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #a9aaa7
  3. #969794
  4. #848482
  5. #71716f
  6. #5e5f5d
  7. #4b4c4a
  8. #383938
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #c3c4c0
  3. #c9cac7
  4. #d0d1ce
  5. #d7d7d5
  6. #dededc
  7. #e4e5e3
  8. #ebebea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdb9
  2. #b6b7b3
  3. #b0b1ae
  4. #aaaba8
  5. #a4a5a2
  6. #9e9f9d
  7. #989897
  8. #929291
  9. #8c8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebdb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbdbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdb9 {
  color: #bcbdb9;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdb9 {
  background-color: #bcbdb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdb9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 3% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdb9, #babdb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 185 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.53 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.10 #434246 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdb9  rgb(188, 189, 185)  hsl(75, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bab9bd  rgb(186, 185, 189)  hsl(255, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#b9bcbd  rgb(185, 188, 189)  hsl(195, 3%, 73%)  Silver
#bdb9bc  rgb(189, 185, 188)  hsl(315, 3%, 73%)  Silver