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#BCBDC6

#bcbdc6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.05% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 234°, with 8.06% saturation and 75.69% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.5116

Complementary

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #c6c5bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #c6c0bc
  3. #c2c6bc

Analogous

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #bcbdc6
  3. #c0bcc6

Triadic

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #c6bcbd
  3. #bdc6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #c5bcc6
  3. #c6c5bc
  4. #bdc6bc

Square

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #c6bcc2
  3. #c6c5bc
  4. #bcc6c0

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6d7e
  2. #9394a3
  3. #bcbdc6
  4. #e5e6e9
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bcbdc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #a9aab2
  3. #96979e
  4. #84848b
  5. #717177
  6. #5e5f63
  7. #4b4c4f
  8. #38393b
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #c3c4cc
  3. #c9cad1
  4. #d0d1d7
  5. #d7d7dd
  6. #dedee3
  7. #e4e5e8
  8. #ebebee
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdc6
  2. #b6b7bf
  3. #b0b1b8
  4. #aaabb1
  5. #a4a5aa
  6. #9e9fa3
  7. #98989c
  8. #929295
  9. #8c8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babdc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbdc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdc6 {
  color: #bcbdc6;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdc6 {
  background-color: #bcbdc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdc6 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdc6, #c0bcc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 198 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.02 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.02 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.24 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.47 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.49 #434239 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdc6  rgb(188, 189, 198)  hsl(234, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c6c5bc  rgb(198, 197, 188)  hsl(54, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bcbd  rgb(198, 188, 189)  hsl(354, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc6bc  rgb(189, 198, 188)  hsl(114, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray