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#BEBEC2

#bebec2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebec2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.06% cyan, 2.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.17% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.5167

Complementary

  1. #bebec2
  2. #c2c2be

Split complementary

  1. #bebec2
  2. #c2c0be
  3. #c0c2be

Analogous

  1. #bec0c2
  2. #bebec2
  3. #c0bec2

Triadic

  1. #bebec2
  2. #c2bebe
  3. #bec2be

Tetradic

  1. #bebec2
  2. #c2bec2
  3. #c2c2be
  4. #bec2be

Square

  1. #bebec2
  2. #c2bec0
  3. #c2c2be
  4. #bec2c0

Monochromatic

  1. #707077
  2. #97979d
  3. #bebec2
  4. #e5e5e7
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#bebec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebec2
  2. #ababaf
  3. #98989b
  4. #858588
  5. #727274
  6. #5f5f61
  7. #4c4c4e
  8. #39393a
  9. #262627
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebec2
  2. #c5c5c8
  3. #cbcbce
  4. #d2d2d4
  5. #d8d8da
  6. #dfdfe1
  7. #e5e5e7
  8. #ececed
  9. #f2f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebec2
  2. #b8b8bb
  3. #b2b2b5
  4. #ababae
  5. #a5a5a8
  6. #9f9fa1
  7. #99999a
  8. #939394
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbec2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebec2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbec2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebec2 {
  color: #bebec2;
}
Background
.bg-bebec2 {
  background-color: #bebec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebec2 {
  border: 2px solid #bebec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 190 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebec2, #c0bec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 190 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.23 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.58 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.25 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.53 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.79 #41413d Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bebec2  rgb(190, 190, 194)  hsl(240, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#c2c2be  rgb(194, 194, 190)  hsl(60, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#c2bebe  rgb(194, 190, 190)  hsl(0, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bec2be  rgb(190, 194, 190)  hsl(120, 3%, 75%)  Silver