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#BDC2C4

#bdc2c4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdc2c4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 76.08% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.57% cyan, 1.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 5.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.5339

Complementary

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #c4bfbd

Split complementary

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #c4bdbe
  3. #c4c2bd

Analogous

  1. #bdc4c2
  2. #bdc2c4
  3. #bdbec4

Triadic

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #c4bdc2
  3. #c2c4bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #bfbdc4
  3. #c4bfbd
  4. #c2c4bd

Square

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #c2bdc4
  3. #c4bfbd
  4. #bec4bd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e777a
  2. #959da0
  3. #bdc2c4
  4. #e5e7e8
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bdc2c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #aaafb0
  3. #979b9d
  4. #848889
  5. #717476
  6. #5f6162
  7. #4c4e4e
  8. #393a3b
  9. #262727
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc2c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #c4c8ca
  3. #caced0
  4. #d1d4d6
  5. #d7dadc
  6. #dee1e2
  7. #e5e7e7
  8. #ebeded
  9. #f2f3f3
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc2c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc2c4
  2. #b7bbbd
  3. #b1b5b6
  4. #abaeb0
  5. #a5a8a9
  6. #9fa1a2
  7. #989a9b
  8. #929494
  9. #8c8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c2c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c1c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc2c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc1c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc2c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc2c4 {
  color: #bdc2c4;
}
Background
.bg-bdc2c4 {
  background-color: #bdc2c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc2c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc2c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc2c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 194 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 6% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc2c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc2c4, #bdbec4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc2c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 194 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.03 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.93 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.01 #423d3b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#bdc2c4  rgb(189, 194, 196)  hsl(197, 6%, 75%)  Silver
#c4bfbd  rgb(196, 191, 189)  hsl(17, 6%, 75%)  Silver
#c4bdc2  rgb(196, 189, 194)  hsl(317, 6%, 75%)  Silver
#c2c4bd  rgb(194, 196, 189)  hsl(77, 6%, 75%)  Silver