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#C3BDB7

#c3bdb7 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3bdb7 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, 74.12% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.08% magenta, 6.15% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 9.09% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.5142

Complementary

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #b7bdc3

Split complementary

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #b7c3c3
  3. #b7b7c3

Analogous

  1. #c3b7b7
  2. #c3bdb7
  3. #c3c3b7

Triadic

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #b7c3bd
  3. #bdb7c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #bdc3b7
  3. #b7bdc3
  4. #bdb7c3

Square

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #b7c3b7
  3. #b7bdc3
  4. #c3b7c3

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7166
  2. #a0978d
  3. #c3bdb7
  4. #e6e3e1
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#c3bdb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #b0aaa5
  3. #9c9792
  4. #898480
  5. #75716e
  6. #625f5c
  7. #4e4c49
  8. #3b3937
  9. #272625
  10. #141312
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bdb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #c9c4be
  3. #cfcac5
  4. #d5d1cd
  5. #dbd7d4
  6. #e1dedb
  7. #e7e5e2
  8. #edebe9
  9. #f3f2f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bdb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bdb7
  2. #bcb7b2
  3. #b6b1ac
  4. #afaba7
  5. #a8a5a1
  6. #a29f9c
  7. #9b9896
  8. #949291
  9. #8d8c8b
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbdb7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1beb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bdb7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2beb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4bcba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bdb7 {
  color: #c3bdb7;
}
Background
.bg-c3bdb7 {
  background-color: #c3bdb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bdb7 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bdb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bdb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 189 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 9% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bdb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bdb7, #c3c3b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bdb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 189 183 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.37 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.43 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.85 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.21 #3c4248 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#c3bdb7  rgb(195, 189, 183)  hsl(30, 9%, 74%)  Silver
#b7bdc3  rgb(183, 189, 195)  hsl(210, 9%, 74%)  Silver
#b7c3bd  rgb(183, 195, 189)  hsl(150, 9%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bdb7c3  rgb(189, 183, 195)  hsl(270, 9%, 74%)  Languid Lavender