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#C2B9BB

#c2b9bb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2b9bb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 72.55% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.64% magenta, 3.61% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 346.67°, with 6.87% saturation and 74.31% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4976

Complementary

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #b9c2c0

Split complementary

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #b9c2bb
  3. #b9bfc2

Analogous

  1. #c2b9bf
  2. #c2b9bb
  3. #c2bbb9

Triadic

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #bbc2b9
  3. #b9bbc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #c2c0b9
  3. #b9c2c0
  4. #b9bbc2

Square

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #bfc2b9
  3. #b9c2c0
  4. #bbb9c2

Monochromatic

  1. #79696d
  2. #9e9093
  3. #c2b9bb
  4. #e6e2e3
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c2b9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #afa7a8
  3. #9b9496
  4. #888283
  5. #746f70
  6. #615d5e
  7. #4e4a4b
  8. #3a3838
  9. #272525
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #c8c0c2
  3. #cec7c9
  4. #d4cecf
  5. #dad5d6
  6. #e1dcdd
  7. #e7e3e4
  8. #edeaeb
  9. #f3f1f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b9bb
  2. #bbb3b5
  3. #b5aeaf
  4. #aea8a9
  5. #a8a2a3
  6. #a19d9e
  7. #9a9798
  8. #949192
  9. #8d8b8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebabb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bababb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4b9ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbabb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebbbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b9ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b9bb {
  color: #c2b9bb;
}
Background
.bg-c2b9bb {
  background-color: #c2b9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b9bb {
  border: 2px solid #c2b9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 185 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 7% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b9bb, #c2bbb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 185 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.90 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.89 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.61 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.63 #3d4644 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#c2b9bb  rgb(194, 185, 187)  hsl(347, 7%, 74%)  Silver
#b9c2c0  rgb(185, 194, 192)  hsl(167, 7%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bbc2b9  rgb(187, 194, 185)  hsl(107, 7%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#b9bbc2  rgb(185, 187, 194)  hsl(227, 7%, 74%)  Silver