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#C3BFC5

#c3bfc5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3bfc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.02% cyan, 3.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 4.92% saturation and 76.08% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.5289

Complementary

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #c1c5bf

Split complementary

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #c4c5bf
  3. #bfc5c0

Analogous

  1. #c0bfc5
  2. #c3bfc5
  3. #c5bfc4

Triadic

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #c5c3bf
  3. #bfc5c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #c5bfc1
  3. #c1c5bf
  4. #bfc5c3

Square

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #c5c0bf
  3. #c1c5bf
  4. #bfc4c5

Monochromatic

  1. #77707b
  2. #9d97a1
  3. #c3bfc5
  4. #e9e7e9
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c3bfc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #b0acb1
  3. #9c999e
  4. #89868a
  5. #757376
  6. #626063
  7. #4e4c4f
  8. #3b393b
  9. #272627
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bfc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #c9c5cb
  3. #cfccd1
  4. #d5d2d6
  5. #dbd9dc
  6. #e1dfe2
  7. #e7e5e8
  8. #edecee
  9. #f3f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bfc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bfc5
  2. #bcb9be
  3. #b6b2b7
  4. #afacb0
  5. #a8a6a9
  6. #a2a0a3
  7. #9b999c
  8. #949395
  9. #8d8d8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c0c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc0c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c0c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c0c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3bfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bfc5 {
  color: #c3bfc5;
}
Background
.bg-c3bfc5 {
  background-color: #c3bfc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bfc5 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bfc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bfc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 191 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 5% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bfc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bfc5, #c5bfc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bfc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 191 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.10 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.17 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.17 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.57 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.57 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.84 #3c403a Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c3bfc5  rgb(195, 191, 197)  hsl(280, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c1c5bf  rgb(193, 197, 191)  hsl(100, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c5c3bf  rgb(197, 195, 191)  hsl(40, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc5c3  rgb(191, 197, 195)  hsl(160, 5%, 76%)  Silver