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#BCC2C6

#bcc2c6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcc2c6 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, 76.08% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.05% cyan, 2.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 204°, 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5335

Complementary

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #c6c0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #c6bcbd
  3. #c6c5bc

Analogous

  1. #bcc6c5
  2. #bcc2c6
  3. #bcbdc6

Triadic

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #c6bcc2
  3. #c2c6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #c0bcc6
  3. #c6c0bc
  4. #c2c6bc

Square

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #c5bcc6
  3. #c6c0bc
  4. #bdc6bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6b767e
  2. #939ca3
  3. #bcc2c6
  4. #e5e8e9
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#bcc2c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #a9afb2
  3. #969b9e
  4. #84888b
  5. #717477
  6. #5e6163
  7. #4b4e4f
  8. #383a3b
  9. #262728
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc2c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #c3c8cc
  3. #c9ced1
  4. #d0d4d7
  5. #d7dadd
  6. #dee1e3
  7. #e4e7e8
  8. #ebedee
  9. #f2f3f4
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc2c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc2c6
  2. #b6bbbf
  3. #b0b5b8
  4. #aaaeb1
  5. #a4a8aa
  6. #9ea1a3
  7. #989a9c
  8. #929495
  9. #8c8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc1c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c2c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc1c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bac3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc2c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec1c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc3c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc2c6 {
  color: #bcc2c6;
}
Background
.bg-bcc2c6 {
  background-color: #bcc2c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc2c6 {
  border: 2px solid #bcc2c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc2c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 194 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc2c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc2c6, #bcbdc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc2c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 194 198 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.13 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.41 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.41 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.48 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.26 #433d39 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#bcc2c6  rgb(188, 194, 198)  hsl(204, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c6c0bc  rgb(198, 192, 188)  hsl(24, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bcc2  rgb(198, 188, 194)  hsl(324, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c2c6bc  rgb(194, 198, 188)  hsl(84, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray