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#BFBFC9

#bfbfc9 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbfc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.98% cyan, 4.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 8.47% saturation and 76.86% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.5256

Complementary

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #c9c9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #c9c4bf
  3. #c4c9bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc4c9
  2. #bfbfc9
  3. #c4bfc9

Triadic

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #c9bfbf
  3. #bfc9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #c9bfc9
  3. #c9c9bf
  4. #bfc9bf

Square

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #c9bfc4
  3. #c9c9bf
  4. #bfc9c4

Monochromatic

  1. #6d6d82
  2. #9696a6
  3. #bfbfc9
  4. #e8e8ec
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bfbfc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #acacb5
  3. #9999a1
  4. #86868d
  5. #737379
  6. #606065
  7. #4c4c50
  8. #39393c
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #c5c5ce
  3. #ccccd4
  4. #d2d2d9
  5. #d9d9df
  6. #dfdfe4
  7. #e5e5e9
  8. #ececef
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfc9
  2. #b9b9c2
  3. #b2b2ba
  4. #acacb3
  5. #a6a6ac
  6. #a0a0a5
  7. #99999d
  8. #939396
  9. #8d8d8f
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdc0ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbfc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec0c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebfc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec0c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfc9 {
  color: #bfbfc9;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfc9 {
  background-color: #bfbfc9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfc9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 8% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfc9, #c4bfc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 201 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.97 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.97 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.05 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.52 #404036 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbfc9  rgb(191, 191, 201)  hsl(240, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#c9c9bf  rgb(201, 201, 191)  hsl(60, 8%, 77%)  Timberwolf
#c9bfbf  rgb(201, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#bfc9bf  rgb(191, 201, 191)  hsl(120, 8%, 77%)  Ash Gray