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#BEBEBC

#bebebc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebebc 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, 74.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 1.52% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.25.

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Relative luminance0.514

Complementary

  1. #bebebc
  2. #bcbcbe

Split complementary

  1. #bebebc
  2. #bcbdbe
  3. #bdbcbe

Analogous

  1. #bebdbc
  2. #bebebc
  3. #bdbebc

Triadic

  1. #bebebc
  2. #bcbebe
  3. #bebcbe

Tetradic

  1. #bebebc
  2. #bcbebc
  3. #bcbcbe
  4. #bebcbe

Square

  1. #bebebc
  2. #bcbebd
  3. #bcbcbe
  4. #bebcbd

Monochromatic

  1. #72726f
  2. #989895
  3. #bebebc
  4. #e4e4e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bebebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebebc
  2. #ababa9
  3. #989896
  4. #858584
  5. #727271
  6. #5f5f5e
  7. #4c4c4b
  8. #393938
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebebc
  2. #c5c5c3
  3. #cbcbc9
  4. #d2d2d0
  5. #d8d8d7
  6. #dfdfde
  7. #e5e5e4
  8. #ececeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebebc
  2. #b8b8b6
  3. #b2b2b0
  4. #ababaa
  5. #a5a5a4
  6. #9f9f9e
  7. #999998
  8. #939392
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebebc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebebc {
  color: #bebebc;
}
Background
.bg-bebebc {
  background-color: #bebebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebebc {
  border: 2px solid #bebebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 190 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebebc, #bdbebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 190 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.25 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.36 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.36 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.84 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.84 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.97 #414143 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bebebc  rgb(190, 190, 188)  hsl(60, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbe  rgb(188, 188, 190)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbebe  rgb(188, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bebcbe  rgb(190, 188, 190)  hsl(300, 2%, 74%)  Silver