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#BFBFC1

#bfbfc1 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbfc1 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 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.04% cyan, 1.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 1.59% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.14.

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Relative luminance0.5219

Complementary

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #c1c1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #c1c0bf
  3. #c0c1bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc0c1
  2. #bfbfc1
  3. #c0bfc1

Triadic

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #c1bfbf
  3. #bfc1bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #c1bfc1
  3. #c1c1bf
  4. #bfc1bf

Square

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #c1bfc0
  3. #c1c1bf
  4. #bfc1c0

Monochromatic

  1. #727275
  2. #98989b
  3. #bfbfc1
  4. #e6e6e7
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bfbfc1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #acacae
  3. #99999a
  4. #868687
  5. #737374
  6. #606061
  7. #4c4c4d
  8. #39393a
  9. #262627
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfc1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #c5c5c7
  3. #cccccd
  4. #d2d2d4
  5. #d9d9da
  6. #dfdfe0
  7. #e5e5e6
  8. #ececec
  9. #f2f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfc1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfc1
  2. #b9b9bb
  3. #b2b2b4
  4. #acacae
  5. #a6a6a7
  6. #a0a0a1
  7. #99999a
  8. #939394
  9. #8d8d8d
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbfc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbfc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbfc1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbfc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfc1 {
  color: #bfbfc1;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfc1 {
  background-color: #bfbfc1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfc1 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfc1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfc1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfc1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfc1, #c0bfc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfc1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 193 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.14 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.17 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.17 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.05 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.07 #40403e Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbfc1  rgb(191, 191, 193)  hsl(240, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#c1c1bf  rgb(193, 193, 191)  hsl(60, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#c1bfbf  rgb(193, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfc1bf  rgb(191, 193, 191)  hsl(120, 2%, 75%)  Silver