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#C0BCBD

#c0bcbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c0bcbd 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, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.08% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 3.08% saturation and 74.51% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.5085

Complementary

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #bcc0bf

Split complementary

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #bcc0bd
  3. #bcbfc0

Analogous

  1. #c0bcbf
  2. #c0bcbd
  3. #c0bdbc

Triadic

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #bdc0bc
  3. #bcbdc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #c0bfbc
  3. #bcc0bf
  4. #bcbdc0

Square

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #bfc0bc
  3. #bcc0bf
  4. #bdbcc0

Monochromatic

  1. #756e70
  2. #9b9596
  3. #c0bcbd
  4. #e5e3e4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c0bcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #ada9aa
  3. #9a9697
  4. #868484
  5. #737171
  6. #605e5f
  7. #4d4b4c
  8. #3a3839
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0bcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #c6c3c4
  3. #cdc9ca
  4. #d3d0d1
  5. #d9d7d7
  6. #e0dede
  7. #e6e4e5
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0bcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0bcbd
  2. #bab6b7
  3. #b3b0b1
  4. #adaaab
  5. #a6a4a5
  6. #a09e9f
  7. #9a9898
  8. #939292
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebcbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebdbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0bcbd {
  color: #c0bcbd;
}
Background
.bg-c0bcbd {
  background-color: #c0bcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0bcbd {
  border: 2px solid #c0bcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0bcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 3% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0bcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0bcbd, #c0bdbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0bcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.93 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.94 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.31 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.89 #3f4342 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#c0bcbd  rgb(192, 188, 189)  hsl(345, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc0bf  rgb(188, 192, 191)  hsl(165, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bdc0bc  rgb(189, 192, 188)  hsl(105, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bcbdc0  rgb(188, 189, 192)  hsl(225, 3%, 75%)  Silver