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#BEC4CC

#bec4cc ≈ Silver

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bec4cc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 76.86% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.86% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 12.07% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5479

Complementary

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #ccc6be

Split complementary

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #ccbfbe
  3. #cbccbe

Analogous

  1. #becbcc
  2. #bec4cc
  3. #bfbecc

Triadic

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #ccbec4
  3. #c4ccbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #c6becc
  3. #ccc6be
  4. #c4ccbe

Square

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #ccbecb
  3. #ccc6be
  4. #beccbf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a7687
  2. #939daa
  3. #bec4cc
  4. #e9ebee
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#bec4cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #abb0b8
  3. #989da3
  4. #85898f
  5. #72767a
  6. #5f6266
  7. #4c4e52
  8. #393b3d
  9. #262729
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec4cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #c5cad1
  3. #cbd0d6
  4. #d2d6db
  5. #d8dce0
  6. #dfe2e6
  7. #e5e7eb
  8. #ecedf0
  9. #f2f3f5
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec4cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec4cc
  2. #b8bdc4
  3. #b2b6bd
  4. #abb0b5
  5. #a5a9ae
  6. #9fa2a6
  7. #999b9e
  8. #939497
  9. #8c8e8f
  10. #868788
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c4c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c4cc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c3cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c4cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc3cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc5c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec4cc {
  color: #bec4cc;
}
Background
.bg-bec4cc {
  background-color: #bec4cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec4cc {
  border: 2px solid #bec4cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec4cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 196 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 12% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec4cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec4cc, #bfbecc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec4cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 196 204 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.77 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.86 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.21 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 7.27 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.32 #413b33 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#bec4cc  rgb(190, 196, 204)  hsl(214, 12%, 77%)  Silver
#ccc6be  rgb(204, 198, 190)  hsl(34, 12%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#ccbec4  rgb(204, 190, 196)  hsl(334, 12%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#c4ccbe  rgb(196, 204, 190)  hsl(94, 12%, 77%)  Ash Gray