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#BFC4C6

#bfc4c6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc4c6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 1.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 197.14°, with 5.79% saturation and 76.27% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.5463

Complementary

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #c6c1bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #c6bfc0
  3. #c6c4bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #bfc4c6
  3. #bfc0c6

Triadic

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #c6bfc4
  3. #c4c6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #c1bfc6
  3. #c6c1bf
  4. #c4c6bf

Square

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #c4bfc6
  3. #c6c1bf
  4. #c0c6bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6f797d
  2. #979fa2
  3. #bfc4c6
  4. #e7e9ea
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bfc4c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #acb0b2
  3. #999d9e
  4. #86898b
  5. #737677
  6. #606263
  7. #4c4e4f
  8. #393b3b
  9. #262728
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc4c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #c5cacc
  3. #ccd0d1
  4. #d2d6d7
  5. #d9dcdd
  6. #dfe2e3
  7. #e5e7e8
  8. #ecedee
  9. #f2f3f4
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc4c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc4c6
  2. #b9bdbf
  3. #b2b6b8
  4. #acb0b1
  5. #a6a9aa
  6. #a0a2a3
  7. #999b9c
  8. #939495
  9. #8d8e8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c3c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c4c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c3c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc5c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c4c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c3c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec4c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc4c6 {
  color: #bfc4c6;
}
Background
.bg-bfc4c6 {
  background-color: #bfc4c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc4c6 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc4c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc4c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 196 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 197 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc4c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc4c6, #bfc0c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc4c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 196 198 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.59 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.45 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.97 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.04 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.20 #403b39 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc4c6  rgb(191, 196, 198)  hsl(197, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c6c1bf  rgb(198, 193, 191)  hsl(17, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bfc4  rgb(198, 191, 196)  hsl(317, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c4c6bf  rgb(196, 198, 191)  hsl(77, 6%, 76%)  Silver