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#C2BEC2

#c2bec2 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c2bec2 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, 74.51% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.17% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.5219

Complementary

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #bec2be

Split complementary

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #c0c2be
  3. #bec2c0

Analogous

  1. #c0bec2
  2. #c2bec2
  3. #c2bec0

Triadic

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #c2c2be
  3. #bec2c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #c2bebe
  3. #bec2be
  4. #bec2c2

Square

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #c2c0be
  3. #bec2be
  4. #bec0c2

Monochromatic

  1. #777077
  2. #9d979d
  3. #c2bec2
  4. #e7e5e7
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c2bec2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #afabaf
  3. #9b989b
  4. #888588
  5. #747274
  6. #615f61
  7. #4e4c4e
  8. #3a393a
  9. #272627
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bec2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #c8c5c8
  3. #cecbce
  4. #d4d2d4
  5. #dad8da
  6. #e1dfe1
  7. #e7e5e7
  8. #edeced
  9. #f3f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bec2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bec2
  2. #bbb8bb
  3. #b5b2b5
  4. #aeabae
  5. #a8a5a8
  6. #a19fa1
  7. #9a999a
  8. #949394
  9. #8d8c8d
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bfc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebfc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbfc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0bfc2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2bec0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bec2 {
  color: #c2bec2;
}
Background
.bg-c2bec2 {
  background-color: #c2bec2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bec2 {
  border: 2px solid #c2bec2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bec2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 190 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bec2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bec2, #c2bec0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bec2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 190 194 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.90 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.90 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.70 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.71 #3d413d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#c2bec2  rgb(194, 190, 194)  hsl(300, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bec2be  rgb(190, 194, 190)  hsl(120, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#c2c2be  rgb(194, 194, 190)  hsl(60, 3%, 75%)  Silver
#bec2c2  rgb(190, 194, 194)  hsl(180, 3%, 75%)  Silver