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#BFC2C5

#bfc2c5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc2c5 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, 76.08% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 1.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 4.92% saturation and 76.08% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.5369

Complementary

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #c5c2bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #c5bfbf
  3. #c5c5bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc5c5
  2. #bfc2c5
  3. #bfbfc5

Triadic

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #c5bfc2
  3. #c2c5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #c2bfc5
  3. #c5c2bf
  4. #c2c5bf

Square

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #c5bfc5
  3. #c5c2bf
  4. #bfc5bf

Monochromatic

  1. #70767b
  2. #979ca1
  3. #bfc2c5
  4. #e7e8e9
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bfc2c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #acafb1
  3. #999b9e
  4. #86888a
  5. #737476
  6. #606163
  7. #4c4e4f
  8. #393a3b
  9. #262727
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc2c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #c5c8cb
  3. #ccced1
  4. #d2d4d6
  5. #d9dadc
  6. #dfe1e2
  7. #e5e7e8
  8. #ecedee
  9. #f2f3f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc2c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc2c5
  2. #b9bbbe
  3. #b2b5b7
  4. #acaeb0
  5. #a6a8a9
  6. #a0a1a3
  7. #999a9c
  8. #939495
  9. #8d8d8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c2c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c2c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c1c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c2c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c2c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec2c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc2c5 {
  color: #bfc2c5;
}
Background
.bg-bfc2c5 {
  background-color: #bfc2c5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc2c5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc2c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc2c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 194 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc2c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc2c5, #bfbfc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc2c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 194 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.69 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.69 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.96 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.16 #403d3a Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc2c5  rgb(191, 194, 197)  hsl(210, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c5c2bf  rgb(197, 194, 191)  hsl(30, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c5bfc2  rgb(197, 191, 194)  hsl(330, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c2c5bf  rgb(194, 197, 191)  hsl(90, 5%, 76%)  Silver