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#BFC1C4

#bfc1c4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc1c4 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, 75.69% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 1.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 216°, 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.7.

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Relative luminance0.532

Complementary

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #c4c2bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #c4bfbf
  3. #c3c4bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc3c4
  2. #bfc1c4
  3. #bfbfc4

Triadic

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #c4bfc1
  3. #c1c4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #c2bfc4
  3. #c4c2bf
  4. #c1c4bf

Square

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #c4bfc3
  3. #c4c2bf
  4. #bfc4bf

Monochromatic

  1. #70747a
  2. #979a9f
  3. #bfc1c4
  4. #e7e8e9
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bfc1c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #acaeb0
  3. #999a9d
  4. #868789
  5. #737476
  6. #606162
  7. #4c4d4e
  8. #393a3b
  9. #262727
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc1c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #c5c7ca
  3. #cccdd0
  4. #d2d4d6
  5. #d9dadc
  6. #dfe0e2
  7. #e5e6e7
  8. #ececed
  9. #f2f3f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc1c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc1c4
  2. #b9bbbd
  3. #b2b4b6
  4. #acaeb0
  5. #a6a7a9
  6. #a0a1a2
  7. #999a9b
  8. #939494
  9. #8d8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c1c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c1c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c1c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c1c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc1c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec1c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc1c4 {
  color: #bfc1c4;
}
Background
.bg-bfc1c4 {
  background-color: #bfc1c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc1c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc1c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc1c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 193 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 4% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc1c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc1c4, #bfbfc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc1c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 193 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.71 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.15 #403e3b Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc1c4  rgb(191, 193, 196)  hsl(216, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4c2bf  rgb(196, 194, 191)  hsl(36, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfc1  rgb(196, 191, 193)  hsl(336, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c1c4bf  rgb(193, 196, 191)  hsl(96, 4%, 76%)  Silver