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#BEC0BE

#bec0be ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec0be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.04% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.04% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.56% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.71.

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Relative luminance0.5236

Complementary

  1. #bec0be
  2. #c0bec0

Split complementary

  1. #bec0be
  2. #bfbec0
  3. #c0bebf

Analogous

  1. #bfc0be
  2. #bec0be
  3. #bec0bf

Triadic

  1. #bec0be
  2. #bebec0
  3. #c0bebe

Tetradic

  1. #bec0be
  2. #bec0c0
  3. #c0bec0
  4. #c0bebe

Square

  1. #bec0be
  2. #bebfc0
  3. #c0bec0
  4. #c0bfbe

Monochromatic

  1. #717471
  2. #979a97
  3. #bec0be
  4. #e5e6e5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bec0be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec0be
  2. #abadab
  3. #989a98
  4. #858685
  5. #727372
  6. #5f605f
  7. #4c4d4c
  8. #393a39
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec0be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec0be
  2. #c5c6c5
  3. #cbcdcb
  4. #d2d3d2
  5. #d8d9d8
  6. #dfe0df
  7. #e5e6e5
  8. #ececec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec0be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec0be
  2. #b8bab8
  3. #b2b3b2
  4. #abadab
  5. #a5a6a5
  6. #9fa09f
  7. #999a99
  8. #939393
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c0be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc0be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc0be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec0bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec0be {
  color: #bec0be;
}
Background
.bg-bec0be {
  background-color: #bec0be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec0be {
  border: 2px solid #bec0be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec0be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 192 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec0be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec0be, #bec0bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec0be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 192 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.71 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.12 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.12 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.38 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.62 #413f41 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bec0be  rgb(190, 192, 190)  hsl(120, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#c0bec0  rgb(192, 190, 192)  hsl(300, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bebec0  rgb(190, 190, 192)  hsl(240, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#c0bebe  rgb(192, 190, 190)  hsl(0, 2%, 75%)  Silver