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#C3BABF

#c3babf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3babf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 72.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.62% magenta, 2.05% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 326.67°, with 6.98% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.5048

Complementary

  1. #c3babf
  2. #bac3be

Split complementary

  1. #c3babf
  2. #bbc3ba
  3. #bac3c3

Analogous

  1. #c3bac3
  2. #c3babf
  3. #c3babb

Triadic

  1. #c3babf
  2. #bfc3ba
  3. #babfc3

Tetradic

  1. #c3babf
  2. #c3beba
  3. #bac3be
  4. #babfc3

Square

  1. #c3babf
  2. #c3c3ba
  3. #bac3be
  4. #babbc3

Monochromatic

  1. #7a6a73
  2. #9f9199
  3. #c3babf
  4. #e7e3e5
  5. #f6f4f5

Shades

#c3babf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3babf
  2. #b0a7ac
  3. #9c9599
  4. #898286
  5. #757073
  6. #625d60
  7. #4e4a4c
  8. #3b3839
  9. #272526
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3babf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3babf
  2. #c9c1c5
  3. #cfc8cc
  4. #d5cfd2
  5. #dbd6d9
  6. #e1dddf
  7. #e7e3e5
  8. #edeaec
  9. #f3f1f2
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3babf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3babf
  2. #bcb4b9
  3. #b6aeb2
  4. #afa9ac
  5. #a8a3a6
  6. #a29da0
  7. #9b9799
  8. #949193
  9. #8d8c8d
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbbbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babcbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbdbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4babc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebbbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbcbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4babd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3babf {
  color: #c3babf;
}
Background
.bg-c3babf {
  background-color: #c3babf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3babf {
  border: 2px solid #c3babf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3babf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 186 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 327 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3babf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3babf, #c3babb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3babf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 186 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.57 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.65 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.87 #3c4540 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#c3babf  rgb(195, 186, 191)  hsl(327, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bac3be  rgb(186, 195, 190)  hsl(147, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bfc3ba  rgb(191, 195, 186)  hsl(87, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#babfc3  rgb(186, 191, 195)  hsl(207, 7%, 75%)  Silver