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#C0BCBE

#c0bcbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c0bcbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.08% magenta, 1.04% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 330°, 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.66.

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Relative luminance0.5089

Complementary

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #bcc0be

Split complementary

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #bcc0bc
  3. #bcc0c0

Analogous

  1. #c0bcc0
  2. #c0bcbe
  3. #c0bcbc

Triadic

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #bec0bc
  3. #bcbec0

Tetradic

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #c0bebc
  3. #bcc0be
  4. #bcbec0

Square

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #c0c0bc
  3. #bcc0be
  4. #bcbcc0

Monochromatic

  1. #756e72
  2. #9b9598
  3. #c0bcbe
  4. #e5e3e4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c0bcbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #ada9ab
  3. #9a9698
  4. #868485
  5. #737172
  6. #605e5f
  7. #4d4b4c
  8. #3a3839
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0bcbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #c6c3c5
  3. #cdc9cb
  4. #d3d0d2
  5. #d9d7d8
  6. #e0dedf
  7. #e6e4e5
  8. #ecebec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0bcbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0bcbe
  2. #bab6b8
  3. #b3b0b2
  4. #adaaab
  5. #a6a4a5
  6. #a09e9f
  7. #9a9899
  8. #939293
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bcbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebcbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebdbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0bcbe {
  color: #c0bcbe;
}
Background
.bg-c0bcbe {
  background-color: #c0bcbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0bcbe {
  border: 2px solid #c0bcbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0bcbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 188 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 3% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0bcbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0bcbe, #c0bcbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0bcbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 188 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.55 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.92 #3f4341 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#c0bcbe  rgb(192, 188, 190)  hsl(330, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc0be  rgb(188, 192, 190)  hsl(150, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bec0bc  rgb(190, 192, 188)  hsl(90, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bcbec0  rgb(188, 190, 192)  hsl(210, 3%, 75%)  Silver