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#BCBDC0

#bcbdc0 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.08% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 3.08% saturation and 74.51% 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.5089

Complementary

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #c0bfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #c0bdbc
  3. #bfc0bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbfc0
  2. #bcbdc0
  3. #bdbcc0

Triadic

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #c0bcbd
  3. #bdc0bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #bfbcc0
  3. #c0bfbc
  4. #bdc0bc

Square

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #c0bcbf
  3. #c0bfbc
  4. #bcc0bd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7075
  2. #95969b
  3. #bcbdc0
  4. #e3e4e5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bcbdc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #a9aaad
  3. #96979a
  4. #848486
  5. #717173
  6. #5e5f60
  7. #4b4c4d
  8. #38393a
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #c3c4c6
  3. #c9cacd
  4. #d0d1d3
  5. #d7d7d9
  6. #dedee0
  7. #e4e5e6
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdc0
  2. #b6b7ba
  3. #b0b1b3
  4. #aaabad
  5. #a4a5a6
  6. #9e9fa0
  7. #98989a
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbdbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdc0 {
  color: #bcbdc0;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdc0 {
  background-color: #bcbdc0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdc0 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 3% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdc0, #bdbcc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 192 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.74 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.71 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.84 #43423f Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdc0  rgb(188, 189, 192)  hsl(225, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#c0bfbc  rgb(192, 191, 188)  hsl(45, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#c0bcbd  rgb(192, 188, 189)  hsl(345, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bdc0bc  rgb(189, 192, 188)  hsl(105, 3%, 75%)  Silver