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#bcbdbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 0.75% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 0.99.

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Relative luminance0.5076

Complementary

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #bdbcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #bdbcbc
  3. #bdbcbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbdbc
  2. #bcbdbd
  3. #bcbcbd

Triadic

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #bdbcbd
  3. #bdbdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #bcbcbd
  3. #bdbcbc
  4. #bdbdbc

Square

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #bcbcbd
  3. #bdbcbc
  4. #bcbdbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6f7171
  2. #959797
  3. #bcbdbd
  4. #e3e3e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbdbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #a9aaaa
  3. #969797
  4. #848484
  5. #717171
  6. #5e5f5f
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #c3c4c4
  3. #c9caca
  4. #d0d1d1
  5. #d7d7d7
  6. #dedede
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdbd
  2. #b6b7b7
  3. #b0b1b1
  4. #aaabab
  5. #a4a5a5
  6. #9e9f9f
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbdbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbdbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdbd {
  color: #bcbdbd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdbd {
  background-color: #bcbdbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdbd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdbd, #bcbcbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 0.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.55 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.27 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.29 #434242 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdbd  rgb(188, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbcbc  rgb(189, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbcbd  rgb(189, 188, 189)  hsl(300, 1%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbdbc  rgb(189, 189, 188)  hsl(60, 1%, 74%)  Silver