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#C3BFC3

#c3bfc3 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3bfc3 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, 74.9% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 3.23% saturation and 75.69% 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.528

Complementary

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #bfc3bf

Split complementary

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #c1c3bf
  3. #bfc3c1

Analogous

  1. #c1bfc3
  2. #c3bfc3
  3. #c3bfc1

Triadic

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #c3c3bf
  3. #bfc3c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #c3bfbf
  3. #bfc3bf
  4. #bfc3c3

Square

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #c3c1bf
  3. #bfc3bf
  4. #bfc1c3

Monochromatic

  1. #787178
  2. #9e989e
  3. #c3bfc3
  4. #e8e6e8
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c3bfc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #b0acb0
  3. #9c999c
  4. #898689
  5. #757375
  6. #626062
  7. #4e4c4e
  8. #3b393b
  9. #272627
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bfc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #c9c5c9
  3. #cfcccf
  4. #d5d2d5
  5. #dbd9db
  6. #e1dfe1
  7. #e7e5e7
  8. #edeced
  9. #f3f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bfc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bfc3
  2. #bcb9bc
  3. #b6b2b6
  4. #afacaf
  5. #a8a6a8
  6. #a2a0a2
  7. #9b999b
  8. #949394
  9. #8d8d8d
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c0c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfc0c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c0c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c0c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c0c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bfc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bfc3 {
  color: #c3bfc3;
}
Background
.bg-c3bfc3 {
  background-color: #c3bfc3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bfc3 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bfc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bfc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 191 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bfc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bfc3, #c3bfc1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bfc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 191 195 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.27 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.13 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.48 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.50 #3c403c Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c3bfc3  rgb(195, 191, 195)  hsl(300, 3%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc3bf  rgb(191, 195, 191)  hsl(120, 3%, 76%)  Silver
#c3c3bf  rgb(195, 195, 191)  hsl(60, 3%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc3c3  rgb(191, 195, 195)  hsl(180, 3%, 76%)  Silver