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#BCBFBD

#bcbfbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbfbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 2.29% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.5163

Complementary

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #bfbcbe

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #bebcbf
  3. #bfbcbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #bcbfbd
  3. #bcbfbe

Triadic

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #bdbcbf
  3. #bfbdbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #bcbebf
  3. #bfbcbe
  4. #bfbdbc

Square

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #bcbcbf
  3. #bfbcbe
  4. #bfbebc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7470
  2. #959a96
  3. #bcbfbd
  4. #e3e4e4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #a9acaa
  3. #969997
  4. #848684
  5. #717371
  6. #5e605f
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #c3c5c4
  3. #c9ccca
  4. #d0d2d1
  5. #d7d9d7
  6. #dedfde
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #b6b9b7
  3. #b0b2b1
  4. #aaacab
  5. #a4a6a5
  6. #9ea09f
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfbd {
  color: #bcbfbd;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfbd {
  background-color: #bcbfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfbd {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfbd, #bcbfbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.16 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.56 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.20 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.12 #434042 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbfbd  rgb(188, 191, 189)  hsl(140, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbe  rgb(191, 188, 190)  hsl(320, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bdbcbf  rgb(189, 188, 191)  hsl(260, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbdbc  rgb(191, 189, 188)  hsl(20, 2%, 74%)  Silver