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#C0C0BC

#c0c0bc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c0c0bc 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, 75.29% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.08% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5254

Complementary

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #bcbcc0

Split complementary

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #bcbec0
  3. #bebcc0

Analogous

  1. #c0bebc
  2. #c0c0bc
  3. #bec0bc

Triadic

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #bcc0c0
  3. #c0bcc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #bcc0bc
  3. #bcbcc0
  4. #c0bcc0

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #75756e
  2. #9b9b95
  3. #c0c0bc
  4. #e5e5e3
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c0c0bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #adada9
  3. #9a9a96
  4. #868684
  5. #737371
  6. #60605e
  7. #4d4d4b
  8. #3a3a38
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0c0bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #c6c6c3
  3. #cdcdc9
  4. #d3d3d0
  5. #d9d9d7
  6. #e0e0de
  7. #e6e6e4
  8. #ececeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0c0bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0c0bc
  2. #babab6
  3. #b3b3b0
  4. #adadaa
  5. #a6a6a4
  6. #a0a09e
  7. #9a9a98
  8. #939392
  9. #8d8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c0be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c0bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c0bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0c0be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0c0bc {
  color: #c0c0bc;
}
Background
.bg-c0c0bc {
  background-color: #c0c0bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0c0bc {
  border: 2px solid #c0c0bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0c0bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 192 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0c0bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0c0bc, #bec0bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0c0bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 192 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.23 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.23 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.41 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.59 #3f3f43 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c0c0bc  rgb(192, 192, 188)  hsl(60, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bcbcc0  rgb(188, 188, 192)  hsl(240, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc0c0  rgb(188, 192, 192)  hsl(180, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#c0bcc0  rgb(192, 188, 192)  hsl(300, 3%, 75%)  Silver