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#BEC1C4

#bec1c4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec1c4 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, 75.69% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.06% cyan, 1.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 4.84% saturation and 75.69% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.5307

Complementary

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #c4c1be

Split complementary

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #c4bebe
  3. #c4c4be

Analogous

  1. #bec4c4
  2. #bec1c4
  3. #bebec4

Triadic

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #c4bec1
  3. #c1c4be

Tetradic

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #c1bec4
  3. #c4c1be
  4. #c1c4be

Square

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #c4bec4
  3. #c4c1be
  4. #bec4be

Monochromatic

  1. #6f757a
  2. #969ba0
  3. #bec1c4
  4. #e6e7e8
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bec1c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #abaeb0
  3. #989a9d
  4. #858789
  5. #727476
  6. #5f6162
  7. #4c4d4e
  8. #393a3b
  9. #262727
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec1c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #c5c7ca
  3. #cbcdd0
  4. #d2d4d6
  5. #d8dadc
  6. #dfe0e2
  7. #e5e6e7
  8. #ececed
  9. #f2f3f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec1c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec1c4
  2. #b8bbbd
  3. #b2b4b6
  4. #abaeb0
  5. #a5a7a9
  6. #9fa1a2
  7. #999a9b
  8. #939494
  9. #8c8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c1c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc0c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc1c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc1c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc1c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec1c4 {
  color: #bec1c4;
}
Background
.bg-bec1c4 {
  background-color: #bec1c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec1c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bec1c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec1c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 193 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec1c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec1c4, #bebec4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec1c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 193 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.92 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.92 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.72 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.89 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.36 #413e3b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#bec1c4  rgb(190, 193, 196)  hsl(210, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c4c1be  rgb(196, 193, 190)  hsl(30, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bec1  rgb(196, 190, 193)  hsl(330, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c1c4be  rgb(193, 196, 190)  hsl(90, 5%, 76%)  Silver