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#BCBDC7

#bcbdc7 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbdc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 5.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 234.55°, with 8.94% saturation and 75.88% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.5121

Complementary

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #c7c6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #c7c0bc
  3. #c2c7bc

Analogous

  1. #bcc2c7
  2. #bcbdc7
  3. #c0bcc7

Triadic

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #c7bcbd
  3. #bdc7bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #c6bcc7
  3. #c7c6bc
  4. #bdc7bc

Square

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #c7bcc2
  3. #c7c6bc
  4. #bcc7c0

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6c7f
  2. #9294a4
  3. #bcbdc7
  4. #e6e6ea
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bcbdc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #a9aab3
  3. #96979f
  4. #84848b
  5. #717177
  6. #5e5f64
  7. #4b4c50
  8. #38393c
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbdc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #c3c4cd
  3. #c9cad2
  4. #d0d1d8
  5. #d7d7dd
  6. #dedee3
  7. #e4e5e9
  8. #ebebee
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbdc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbdc7
  2. #b6b7c0
  3. #b0b1b9
  4. #aaabb2
  5. #a4a5ab
  6. #9e9fa4
  7. #98989c
  8. #929295
  9. #8c8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbdc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbec8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babdc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #babfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdc7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbdc7 {
  color: #bcbdc7;
}
Background
.bg-bcbdc7 {
  background-color: #bcbdc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbdc7 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbdc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbdc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 189 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 9% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbdc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbdc7, #c0bcc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbdc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 189 199 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.05 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.31 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.55 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.21 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.29 #434238 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbdc7  rgb(188, 189, 199)  hsl(235, 9%, 76%)  Silver
#c7c6bc  rgb(199, 198, 188)  hsl(55, 9%, 76%)  Silver
#c7bcbd  rgb(199, 188, 189)  hsl(355, 9%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bdc7bc  rgb(189, 199, 188)  hsl(115, 9%, 76%)  Ash Gray