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#C0B9BC

#c0b9bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c0b9bc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 72.55% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.65% magenta, 2.08% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 334.29°, with 5.26% saturation and 73.92% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4954

Complementary

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #b9c0bd

Split complementary

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #b9c0b9
  3. #b9bfc0

Analogous

  1. #c0b9bf
  2. #c0b9bc
  3. #c0b9b9

Triadic

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #bcc0b9
  3. #b9bcc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #c0bdb9
  3. #b9c0bd
  4. #b9bcc0

Square

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #bfc0b9
  3. #b9c0bd
  4. #b9b9c0

Monochromatic

  1. #766a6f
  2. #9c9195
  3. #c0b9bc
  4. #e4e1e3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c0b9bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #ada7a9
  3. #9a9496
  4. #868284
  5. #736f71
  6. #605d5e
  7. #4d4a4b
  8. #3a3838
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0b9bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #c6c0c3
  3. #cdc7c9
  4. #d3ced0
  5. #d9d5d7
  6. #e0dcde
  7. #e6e3e4
  8. #eceaeb
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0b9bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0b9bc
  2. #bab3b6
  3. #b3aeb0
  4. #ada8aa
  5. #a6a2a4
  6. #a09d9e
  7. #9a9798
  8. #939192
  9. #8d8b8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9babc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbabc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbabc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b9bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0b9bc {
  color: #c0b9bc;
}
Background
.bg-c0b9bc {
  background-color: #c0b9bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0b9bc {
  border: 2px solid #c0b9bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0b9bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 185 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0b9bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0b9bc, #c0b9b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0b9bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 185 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.42 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.33 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.66 #3f4643 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#c0b9bc  rgb(192, 185, 188)  hsl(334, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#b9c0bd  rgb(185, 192, 189)  hsl(154, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bcc0b9  rgb(188, 192, 185)  hsl(94, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#b9bcc0  rgb(185, 188, 192)  hsl(214, 5%, 74%)  Silver