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#BEC0B8

#bec0b8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec0b8 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, 75.29% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.17% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 5.97% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.5211

Complementary

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #bab8c0

Split complementary

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #b8bac0
  3. #beb8c0

Analogous

  1. #c0beb8
  2. #bec0b8
  3. #bac0b8

Triadic

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #b8bec0
  3. #c0b8be

Tetradic

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #b8c0ba
  3. #bab8c0
  4. #c0b8be

Square

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #b8c0be
  3. #bab8c0
  4. #c0b8ba

Monochromatic

  1. #737669
  2. #999c8f
  3. #bec0b8
  4. #e3e4e1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bec0b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #abada6
  3. #989a93
  4. #858681
  5. #72736e
  6. #5f605c
  7. #4c4d4a
  8. #393a37
  9. #262625
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec0b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #c5c6bf
  3. #cbcdc6
  4. #d2d3cd
  5. #d8d9d4
  6. #dfe0dc
  7. #e5e6e3
  8. #ececea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec0b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec0b8
  2. #b8bab2
  3. #b2b3ad
  4. #abada7
  5. #a5a6a2
  6. #9fa09c
  7. #999a96
  8. #939391
  9. #8c8d8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1bfb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bfb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bfb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bfb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbfbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec0b8 {
  color: #bec0b8;
}
Background
.bg-bec0b8 {
  background-color: #bec0b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec0b8 {
  border: 2px solid #bec0b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec0b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 192 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 6% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec0b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec0b8, #bac0b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec0b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 192 184 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.48 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.67 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.51 #413f47 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bec0b8  rgb(190, 192, 184)  hsl(75, 6%, 74%)  Silver
#bab8c0  rgb(186, 184, 192)  hsl(255, 6%, 74%)  Silver
#b8bec0  rgb(184, 190, 192)  hsl(195, 6%, 74%)  Silver
#c0b8be  rgb(192, 184, 190)  hsl(315, 6%, 74%)  Silver