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#BCBEBB

#bcbebb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbebb 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, 74.51% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.58% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 2.26% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.5111

Complementary

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #bdbbbe

Split complementary

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #bbbbbe
  3. #bebbbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbebb
  2. #bcbebb
  3. #bbbebb

Triadic

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #bbbcbe
  3. #bebbbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #bbbebd
  3. #bdbbbe
  4. #bebbbc

Square

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #bbbdbe
  3. #bdbbbe
  4. #bebbbb

Monochromatic

  1. #6f736d
  2. #959994
  3. #bcbebb
  4. #e3e3e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #a9aba8
  3. #969896
  4. #848583
  5. #717270
  6. #5e5f5e
  7. #4b4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #c3c5c2
  3. #c9cbc9
  4. #d0d2cf
  5. #d7d8d6
  6. #dedfdd
  7. #e4e5e4
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbebb
  2. #b6b8b5
  3. #b0b2af
  4. #aaaba9
  5. #a4a5a3
  6. #9e9f9e
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebdbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbebb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbebb {
  color: #bcbebb;
}
Background
.bg-bcbebb {
  background-color: #bcbebb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbebb {
  border: 2px solid #bcbebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 190 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbebb, #bbbebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 190 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.71 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.01 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.08 #434144 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbebb  rgb(188, 190, 187)  hsl(100, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbbbe  rgb(189, 187, 190)  hsl(280, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbcbe  rgb(187, 188, 190)  hsl(220, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebbbc  rgb(190, 187, 188)  hsl(340, 2%, 74%)  Silver