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#BFC9BF

#bfc9bf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc9bf 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, 78.82% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.98% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 8.47% saturation and 76.86% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.5661

Complementary

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #c9bfc9

Split complementary

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #c4bfc9
  3. #c9bfc4

Analogous

  1. #c4c9bf
  2. #bfc9bf
  3. #bfc9c4

Triadic

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #bfbfc9
  3. #c9bfbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #bfc9c9
  3. #c9bfc9
  4. #c9bfbf

Square

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #bfc4c9
  3. #c9bfc9
  4. #c9c4bf

Monochromatic

  1. #6d826d
  2. #96a696
  3. #bfc9bf
  4. #e8ece8
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bfc9bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #acb5ac
  3. #99a199
  4. #868d86
  5. #737973
  6. #606560
  7. #4c504c
  8. #393c39
  9. #262826
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc9bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #c5cec5
  3. #ccd4cc
  4. #d2d9d2
  5. #d9dfd9
  6. #dfe4df
  7. #e5e9e5
  8. #ecefec
  9. #f2f4f2
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc9bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc9bf
  2. #b9c2b9
  3. #b2bab2
  4. #acb3ac
  5. #a6aca6
  6. #a0a5a0
  7. #999d99
  8. #939693
  9. #8d8f8d
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c7c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cac7bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c6bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c8bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c7bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc9c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc9bf {
  color: #bfc9bf;
}
Background
.bg-bfc9bf {
  background-color: #bfc9bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc9bf {
  border: 2px solid #bfc9bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc9bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 201 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 8% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc9bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc9bf, #bfc9c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc9bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 201 191 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.05 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.45 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.50 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.96 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.96 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.58 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.98 #403640 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfc9bf  rgb(191, 201, 191)  hsl(120, 8%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c9bfc9  rgb(201, 191, 201)  hsl(300, 8%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bfbfc9  rgb(191, 191, 201)  hsl(240, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#c9bfbf  rgb(201, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 8%, 77%)  Silver