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#BFBFBD

#bfbfbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbfbd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 1.54% saturation and 74.51% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.16.

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Relative luminance0.5201

Complementary

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #bdbdbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #bdbebf
  3. #bebdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbebd
  2. #bfbfbd
  3. #bebfbd

Triadic

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #bdbfbf
  3. #bfbdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #bdbfbd
  3. #bdbdbf
  4. #bfbdbf

Square

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #bdbfbe
  3. #bdbdbf
  4. #bfbdbe

Monochromatic

  1. #737370
  2. #999996
  3. #bfbfbd
  4. #e5e5e4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bfbfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #acacaa
  3. #999997
  4. #868684
  5. #737371
  6. #60605f
  7. #4c4c4c
  8. #393939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #c5c5c4
  3. #ccccca
  4. #d2d2d1
  5. #d9d9d7
  6. #dfdfde
  7. #e5e5e5
  8. #ececeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #b9b9b7
  3. #b2b2b1
  4. #acacab
  5. #a6a6a5
  6. #a0a09f
  7. #999998
  8. #939392
  9. #8d8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbfbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbfbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfbd {
  color: #bfbfbd;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfbd {
  background-color: #bfbfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfbd {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 2% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfbd, #bebfbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.16 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.11 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.10 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.41 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.00 #404042 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbfbd  rgb(191, 191, 189)  hsl(60, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bdbdbf  rgb(189, 189, 191)  hsl(240, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bdbfbf  rgb(189, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbdbf  rgb(191, 189, 191)  hsl(300, 2%, 75%)  Silver