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#BEC1C8

#bec1c8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec1c8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 3.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 8.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.5326

Complementary

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #c8c5be

Split complementary

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #c8c0be
  3. #c6c8be

Analogous

  1. #bec6c8
  2. #bec1c8
  3. #c0bec8

Triadic

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #c8bec1
  3. #c1c8be

Tetradic

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #c5bec8
  3. #c8c5be
  4. #c1c8be

Square

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #c8bec6
  3. #c8c5be
  4. #bec8c0

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7380
  2. #9599a5
  3. #bec1c8
  4. #e7e9eb
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bec1c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #abaeb4
  3. #989aa0
  4. #85878c
  5. #727478
  6. #5f6164
  7. #4c4d50
  8. #393a3c
  9. #262728
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec1c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #c5c7ce
  3. #cbcdd3
  4. #d2d4d9
  5. #d8dade
  6. #dfe0e4
  7. #e5e6e9
  8. #ececef
  9. #f2f3f4
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec1c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec1c8
  2. #b8bbc1
  3. #b2b4ba
  4. #abaeb2
  5. #a5a7ab
  6. #9fa1a4
  7. #999a9d
  8. #939496
  9. #8c8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c1c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc1c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bec1c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc2c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc1c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bec1c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc2c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec1c8 {
  color: #bec1c8;
}
Background
.bg-bec1c8 {
  background-color: #bec1c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec1c8 {
  border: 2px solid #bec1c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec1c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 193 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec1c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec1c8, #c0bec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec1c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 193 200 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.59 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.44 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.45 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.15 #413e37 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#bec1c8  rgb(190, 193, 200)  hsl(222, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c8c5be  rgb(200, 197, 190)  hsl(42, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c8bec1  rgb(200, 190, 193)  hsl(342, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c1c8be  rgb(193, 200, 190)  hsl(102, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray