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#BFBFC4

#bfbfc4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbfc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 2.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 4.07% saturation and 75.88% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.5232

Complementary

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #c4c4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #c4c1bf
  3. #c1c4bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #bfbfc4
  3. #c1bfc4

Triadic

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #c4bfbf
  3. #bfc4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #c4bfc4
  3. #c4c4bf
  4. #bfc4bf

Square

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #c4bfc1
  3. #c4c4bf
  4. #bfc4c1

Monochromatic

  1. #70707a
  2. #97979f
  3. #bfbfc4
  4. #e7e7e9
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#bfbfc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #acacb0
  3. #99999d
  4. #868689
  5. #737376
  6. #606062
  7. #4c4c4e
  8. #39393b
  9. #262627
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #c5c5ca
  3. #ccccd0
  4. #d2d2d6
  5. #d9d9dc
  6. #dfdfe2
  7. #e5e5e7
  8. #ececed
  9. #f2f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfc4
  2. #b9b9bd
  3. #b2b2b6
  4. #acacb0
  5. #a6a6a9
  6. #a0a0a2
  7. #99999b
  8. #939394
  9. #8d8d8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebfc4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfc4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebfc4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebfc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfc4 {
  color: #bfbfc4;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfc4 {
  background-color: #bfbfc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfc4 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfc4, #c1bfc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.71 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.55 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.70 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.44 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.88 #40403b Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbfc4  rgb(191, 191, 196)  hsl(240, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4c4bf  rgb(196, 196, 191)  hsl(60, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfbf  rgb(196, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc4bf  rgb(191, 196, 191)  hsl(120, 4%, 76%)  Silver