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#C2BCBE

#c2bcbe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2bcbe 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, 73.73% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.09% magenta, 2.06% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 4.69% saturation and 74.9% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.5115

Complementary

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #bcc2c0

Split complementary

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #bcc2bd
  3. #bcc1c2

Analogous

  1. #c2bcc1
  2. #c2bcbe
  3. #c2bdbc

Triadic

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #bec2bc
  3. #bcbec2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #c2c0bc
  3. #bcc2c0
  4. #bcbec2

Square

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #c1c2bc
  3. #bcc2c0
  4. #bdbcc2

Monochromatic

  1. #786d71
  2. #9e9497
  3. #c2bcbe
  4. #e6e4e5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c2bcbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #afa9ab
  3. #9b9698
  4. #888485
  5. #747172
  6. #615e5f
  7. #4e4b4c
  8. #3a3839
  9. #272626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bcbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #c8c3c5
  3. #cec9cb
  4. #d4d0d2
  5. #dad7d8
  6. #e1dedf
  7. #e7e4e5
  8. #edebec
  9. #f3f2f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bcbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bcbe
  2. #bbb6b8
  3. #b5b0b2
  4. #aeaaab
  5. #a8a4a5
  6. #a19e9f
  7. #9a9899
  8. #949293
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bcbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbdbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbdbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bcbe {
  color: #c2bcbe;
}
Background
.bg-c2bcbe {
  background-color: #c2bcbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bcbe {
  border: 2px solid #c2bcbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bcbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 188 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 5% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bcbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bcbe, #c2bdbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bcbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 188 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.35 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.59 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.66 #3d4341 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#c2bcbe  rgb(194, 188, 190)  hsl(340, 5%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc2c0  rgb(188, 194, 192)  hsl(160, 5%, 75%)  Silver
#bec2bc  rgb(190, 194, 188)  hsl(100, 5%, 75%)  Silver
#bcbec2  rgb(188, 190, 194)  hsl(220, 5%, 75%)  Silver