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#BEC3BF

#bec3bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec3bf 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, 76.47% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.05% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 132°, with 4% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.5374

Complementary

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #c3bec2

Split complementary

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #c1bec3
  3. #c3bebf

Analogous

  1. #bfc3be
  2. #bec3bf
  3. #bec3c1

Triadic

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #bfbec3
  3. #c3bfbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #bec2c3
  3. #c3bec2
  4. #c3bfbe

Square

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #bebfc3
  3. #c3bec2
  4. #c3c1be

Monochromatic

  1. #6f7971
  2. #969e98
  3. #bec3bf
  4. #e6e8e6
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bec3bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #abb0ac
  3. #989c99
  4. #858986
  5. #727573
  6. #5f6260
  7. #4c4e4c
  8. #393b39
  9. #262726
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec3bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #c5c9c5
  3. #cbcfcc
  4. #d2d5d2
  5. #d8dbd9
  6. #dfe1df
  7. #e5e7e5
  8. #ecedec
  9. #f2f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec3bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec3bf
  2. #b8bcb9
  3. #b2b6b2
  4. #abafac
  5. #a5a8a6
  6. #9fa2a0
  7. #999b99
  8. #939493
  9. #8c8d8d
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c2bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c1bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c2bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c2bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec3c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec3bf {
  color: #bec3bf;
}
Background
.bg-bec3bf {
  background-color: #bec3bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec3bf {
  border: 2px solid #bec3bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec3bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 195 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 132 4% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec3bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec3bf, #bec3c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec3bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 195 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.47 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.60 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.60 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.92 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.64 #413c40 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Silver
#bec3bf  rgb(190, 195, 191)  hsl(132, 4%, 75%)  Silver
#c3bec2  rgb(195, 190, 194)  hsl(312, 4%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbec3  rgb(191, 190, 195)  hsl(252, 4%, 75%)  Silver
#c3bfbe  rgb(195, 191, 190)  hsl(12, 4%, 75%)  Silver