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#C2B9BE

#c2b9be ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2b9be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.64% magenta, 2.06% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.62.

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Relative luminance0.4988

Complementary

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #b9c2bd

Split complementary

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #b9c2b9
  3. #b9c2c1

Analogous

  1. #c1b9c2
  2. #c2b9be
  3. #c2b9b9

Triadic

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #bec2b9
  3. #b9bec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #c2bdb9
  3. #b9c2bd
  4. #b9bec2

Square

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #c2c1b9
  3. #b9c2bd
  4. #b9b9c2

Monochromatic

  1. #796972
  2. #9e9098
  3. #c2b9be
  4. #e6e2e4
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#c2b9be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #afa7ab
  3. #9b9498
  4. #888285
  5. #746f72
  6. #615d5f
  7. #4e4a4c
  8. #3a3839
  9. #272526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b9be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #c8c0c5
  3. #cec7cb
  4. #d4ced2
  5. #dad5d8
  6. #e1dcdf
  7. #e7e3e5
  8. #edeaec
  9. #f3f1f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b9be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b9be
  2. #bbb3b8
  3. #b5aeb2
  4. #aea8ab
  5. #a8a2a5
  6. #a19d9f
  7. #9a9799
  8. #949193
  9. #8d8b8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bbbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3b9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbabe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebbbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3b9bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b9be {
  color: #c2b9be;
}
Background
.bg-c2b9be {
  background-color: #c2b9be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b9be {
  border: 2px solid #c2b9be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b9be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 185 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 7% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b9be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b9be, #c2b9b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b9be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 185 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.62 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.47 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.06 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.06 #3d4641 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#c2b9be  rgb(194, 185, 190)  hsl(327, 7%, 74%)  Silver
#b9c2bd  rgb(185, 194, 189)  hsl(147, 7%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bec2b9  rgb(190, 194, 185)  hsl(87, 7%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#b9bec2  rgb(185, 190, 194)  hsl(207, 7%, 74%)  Silver