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#BFC6C4

#bfc6c4 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc6c4 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, 77.65% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.01% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 162.86°, 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 12.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.5545

Complementary

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #c6bfc1

Split complementary

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #c6bfc4
  3. #c6c0bf

Analogous

  1. #bfc6c0
  2. #bfc6c4
  3. #bfc4c6

Triadic

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #c4bfc6
  3. #c6c4bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #bfc1c6
  3. #c6bfc1
  4. #c6c4bf

Square

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #c0bfc6
  3. #c6bfc1
  4. #c4c6bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6f7d79
  2. #97a29f
  3. #bfc6c4
  4. #e7eae9
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#bfc6c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #acb2b0
  3. #999e9d
  4. #868b89
  5. #737776
  6. #606362
  7. #4c4f4e
  8. #393b3b
  9. #262827
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc6c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #c5ccca
  3. #ccd1d0
  4. #d2d7d6
  5. #d9dddc
  6. #dfe3e2
  7. #e5e8e7
  8. #eceeed
  9. #f2f4f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc6c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc6c4
  2. #b9bfbd
  3. #b2b8b6
  4. #acb1b0
  5. #a6aaa9
  6. #a0a3a2
  7. #999c9b
  8. #939594
  9. #8d8e8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c5c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c5c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c4c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c5c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c5c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec6c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc6c4 {
  color: #bfc6c4;
}
Background
.bg-bfc6c4 {
  background-color: #bfc6c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc6c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc6c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc6c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 198 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc6c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc6c4, #bfc4c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc6c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 198 196 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.97 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.94 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.22 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.22 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.81 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.00 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.09 #40393b Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc6c4  rgb(191, 198, 196)  hsl(163, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bfc1  rgb(198, 191, 193)  hsl(343, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfc6  rgb(196, 191, 198)  hsl(283, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c6c4bf  rgb(198, 196, 191)  hsl(43, 6%, 76%)  Silver