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#BCC5CC

#bcc5cc ≈ Silver

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bcc5cc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 77.25% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.84% cyan, 3.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 206.25°, with 13.56% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5498

Complementary

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #ccc3bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #ccbcbd
  3. #cccbbc

Analogous

  1. #bccccb
  2. #bcc5cc
  3. #bcbdcc

Triadic

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #ccbcc5
  3. #c5ccbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #c3bccc
  3. #ccc3bc
  4. #c5ccbc

Square

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #cbbccc
  3. #ccc3bc
  4. #bdccbc

Monochromatic

  1. #677a88
  2. #919fab
  3. #bcc5cc
  4. #e7ebed
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#bcc5cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #a9b1b8
  3. #969ea3
  4. #848a8f
  5. #71767a
  6. #5e6366
  7. #4b4f52
  8. #383b3d
  9. #262729
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc5cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #c3cbd1
  3. #c9d1d6
  4. #d0d6db
  5. #d7dce0
  6. #dee2e6
  7. #e4e8eb
  8. #ebeef0
  9. #f2f3f5
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc5cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc5cc
  2. #b6bec4
  3. #b0b7bd
  4. #aab0b5
  5. #a4a9ae
  6. #9ea3a6
  7. #989c9e
  8. #929597
  9. #8c8e8f
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c4c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c5cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c3cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8c7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c5cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec4cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac6c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc5cc {
  color: #bcc5cc;
}
Background
.bg-bcc5cc {
  background-color: #bcc5cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc5cc {
  border: 2px solid #bcc5cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc5cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 197 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc5cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc5cc, #bcbdcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc5cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 197 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.78 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.01 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.01 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.46 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.43 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.49 #433a33 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#bcc5cc  rgb(188, 197, 204)  hsl(206, 14%, 77%)  Silver
#ccc3bc  rgb(204, 195, 188)  hsl(26, 14%, 77%)  Silver
#ccbcc5  rgb(204, 188, 197)  hsl(326, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c5ccbc  rgb(197, 204, 188)  hsl(86, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray