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#BEBCBB

#bebcbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebcbb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 1.58% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 2.26% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.505

Complementary

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #bbbdbe

Split complementary

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #bbbebd
  3. #bbbbbe

Analogous

  1. #bebbbb
  2. #bebcbb
  3. #bebdbb

Triadic

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #bbbebc
  3. #bcbbbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #bdbebb
  3. #bbbdbe
  4. #bcbbbe

Square

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #bbbebb
  3. #bbbdbe
  4. #bdbbbe

Monochromatic

  1. #736f6d
  2. #999594
  3. #bebcbb
  4. #e3e3e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bebcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #aba9a8
  3. #989696
  4. #858483
  5. #727170
  6. #5f5e5e
  7. #4c4b4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #c5c3c2
  3. #cbc9c9
  4. #d2d0cf
  5. #d8d7d6
  6. #dfdedd
  7. #e5e4e4
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebcbb
  2. #b8b6b5
  3. #b2b0af
  4. #abaaa9
  5. #a5a4a3
  6. #9f9e9e
  7. #999898
  8. #939292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbcbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbcbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebcbb {
  color: #bebcbb;
}
Background
.bg-bebcbb {
  background-color: #bebcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebcbb {
  border: 2px solid #bebcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebcbb, #bebdbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.73 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.73 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.99 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.78 #414344 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bebcbb  rgb(190, 188, 187)  hsl(20, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbdbe  rgb(187, 189, 190)  hsl(200, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebc  rgb(187, 190, 188)  hsl(140, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbbbe  rgb(188, 187, 190)  hsl(260, 2%, 74%)  Silver