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#BDC5CD

#bdc5cd ≈ Silver

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdc5cd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 77.25% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 13.79% saturation and 77.25% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.5516

Complementary

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #cdc5bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #cdbdbd
  3. #cdcdbd

Analogous

  1. #bdcdcd
  2. #bdc5cd
  3. #bdbdcd

Triadic

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #cdbdc5
  3. #c5cdbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #c5bdcd
  3. #cdc5bd
  4. #c5cdbd

Square

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #cdbdcd
  3. #cdc5bd
  4. #bdcdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #687889
  2. #919fac
  3. #bdc5cd
  4. #e9ebee
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#bdc5cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #aab1b9
  3. #979ea4
  4. #848a90
  5. #71767b
  6. #5f6367
  7. #4c4f52
  8. #393b3e
  9. #262729
  10. #131415
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc5cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #c4cbd2
  3. #cad1d7
  4. #d1d6dc
  5. #d7dce1
  6. #dee2e6
  7. #e5e8eb
  8. #ebeef0
  9. #f2f3f5
  10. #f8f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc5cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc5cd
  2. #b7bec5
  3. #b1b7be
  4. #abb0b6
  5. #a5a9ae
  6. #9fa3a7
  7. #989c9f
  8. #929597
  9. #8c8e8f
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c4c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c5cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c3cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c7c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c5cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc4cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc6ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc5cd {
  color: #bdc5cd;
}
Background
.bg-bdc5cd {
  background-color: #bdc5cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc5cd {
  border: 2px solid #bdc5cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc5cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 197 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc5cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc5cd, #bdbdcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc5cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 197 205 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.81 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.97 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.97 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.98 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 6.51 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.06 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.44 #423a32 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#bdc5cd  rgb(189, 197, 205)  hsl(210, 14%, 77%)  Silver
#cdc5bd  rgb(205, 197, 189)  hsl(30, 14%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#cdbdc5  rgb(205, 189, 197)  hsl(330, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c5cdbd  rgb(197, 205, 189)  hsl(90, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray