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#C2BBBE

#c2bbbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2bbbe 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, 73.33% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.61% magenta, 2.06% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 334.29°, with 5.43% saturation and 74.71% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.5073

Complementary

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #bbc2bf

Split complementary

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #bbc2bc
  3. #bbc2c2

Analogous

  1. #c2bbc2
  2. #c2bbbe
  3. #c2bcbb

Triadic

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #bec2bb
  3. #bbbec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #c2bfbb
  3. #bbc2bf
  4. #bbbec2

Square

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #c2c2bb
  3. #bbc2bf
  4. #bcbbc2

Monochromatic

  1. #786c71
  2. #9e9397
  3. #c2bbbe
  4. #e6e3e5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c2bbbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #afa8ab
  3. #9b9698
  4. #888385
  5. #747072
  6. #615e5f
  7. #4e4b4c
  8. #3a3839
  9. #272526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bbbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #c8c2c5
  3. #cec9cb
  4. #d4cfd2
  5. #dad6d8
  6. #e1dddf
  7. #e7e4e5
  8. #edebec
  9. #f3f1f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bbbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bbbe
  2. #bbb5b8
  3. #b5afb2
  4. #aea9ab
  5. #a8a3a5
  6. #a19e9f
  7. #9a9899
  8. #949293
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebcbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbcbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bbbe {
  color: #c2bbbe;
}
Background
.bg-c2bbbe {
  background-color: #c2bbbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bbbe {
  border: 2px solid #c2bbbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bbbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 187 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 334 5% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bbbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bbbe, #c2bcbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bbbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 187 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.21 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.90 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.23 #3d4441 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#c2bbbe  rgb(194, 187, 190)  hsl(334, 5%, 75%)  Silver
#bbc2bf  rgb(187, 194, 191)  hsl(154, 5%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bec2bb  rgb(190, 194, 187)  hsl(94, 5%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bbbec2  rgb(187, 190, 194)  hsl(214, 5%, 75%)  Silver