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#BFC4BF

#bfc4bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc4bf 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, 76.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 11.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.5432

Complementary

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #c4bfc4

Split complementary

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #c1bfc4
  3. #c4bfc1

Analogous

  1. #c1c4bf
  2. #bfc4bf
  3. #bfc4c1

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #bfc4c4
  3. #c4bfc4
  4. #c4bfbf

Square

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #bfc1c4
  3. #c4bfc4
  4. #c4c1bf

Monochromatic

  1. #707a70
  2. #979f97
  3. #bfc4bf
  4. #e7e9e7
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#bfc4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #acb0ac
  3. #999d99
  4. #868986
  5. #737673
  6. #606260
  7. #4c4e4c
  8. #393b39
  9. #262726
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #c5cac5
  3. #ccd0cc
  4. #d2d6d2
  5. #d9dcd9
  6. #dfe2df
  7. #e5e7e5
  8. #ecedec
  9. #f2f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc4bf
  2. #b9bdb9
  3. #b2b6b2
  4. #acb0ac
  5. #a6a9a6
  6. #a0a2a0
  7. #999b99
  8. #939493
  9. #8d8e8d
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c3bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2c3bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc4bf {
  color: #bfc4bf;
}
Background
.bg-bfc4bf {
  background-color: #bfc4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc4bf {
  border: 2px solid #bfc4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 196 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 4% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc4bf, #bfc4c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 196 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.06 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.68 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.80 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.03 #403b40 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc4bf  rgb(191, 196, 191)  hsl(120, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfc4  rgb(196, 191, 196)  hsl(300, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#bfbfc4  rgb(191, 191, 196)  hsl(240, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfbf  rgb(196, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 4%, 76%)  Silver