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#BCBFB9

#bcbfb9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbfb9 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, 74.9% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 4.48% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.5146

Complementary

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #bcb9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #b9b9bf
  3. #bfb9bf

Analogous

  1. #bfbfb9
  2. #bcbfb9
  3. #b9bfb9

Triadic

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #b9bcbf
  3. #bfb9bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #b9bfbc
  3. #bcb9bf
  4. #bfb9bc

Square

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #b9bfbf
  3. #bcb9bf
  4. #bfb9b9

Monochromatic

  1. #70756b
  2. #969a91
  3. #bcbfb9
  4. #e2e4e1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bcbfb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #a9aca7
  3. #969994
  4. #848682
  5. #71736f
  6. #5e605d
  7. #4b4c4a
  8. #383938
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #c3c5c0
  3. #c9ccc7
  4. #d0d2ce
  5. #d7d9d5
  6. #dedfdc
  7. #e4e5e3
  8. #ebecea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfb9
  2. #b6b9b3
  3. #b0b2ae
  4. #aaaca8
  5. #a4a6a2
  6. #9ea09d
  7. #989997
  8. #929391
  9. #8c8d8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0beb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbeb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebeb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebeb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfb9 {
  color: #bcbfb9;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfb9 {
  background-color: #bcbfb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfb9 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfb9, #b9bfb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 185 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.85 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.43 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.91 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.91 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.31 #434046 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbfb9  rgb(188, 191, 185)  hsl(90, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bcb9bf  rgb(188, 185, 191)  hsl(270, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bcbf  rgb(185, 188, 191)  hsl(210, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bfb9bc  rgb(191, 185, 188)  hsl(330, 4%, 74%)  Silver