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#C3C3BF

#c3c3bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3c3bf 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, 76.47% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.05% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.5439

Complementary

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #bfbfc3

Split complementary

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #bfc1c3
  3. #c1bfc3

Analogous

  1. #c3c1bf
  2. #c3c3bf
  3. #c1c3bf

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #bfc3bf
  3. #bfbfc3
  4. #c3bfc3

Square

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #bfc3c1
  3. #bfbfc3
  4. #c3bfc1

Monochromatic

  1. #787871
  2. #9e9e98
  3. #c3c3bf
  4. #e8e8e6
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c3c3bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #b0b0ac
  3. #9c9c99
  4. #898986
  5. #757573
  6. #626260
  7. #4e4e4c
  8. #3b3b39
  9. #272726
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3c3bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #c9c9c5
  3. #cfcfcc
  4. #d5d5d2
  5. #dbdbd9
  6. #e1e1df
  7. #e7e7e5
  8. #ededec
  9. #f3f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3c3bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3c3bf
  2. #bcbcb9
  3. #b6b6b2
  4. #afafac
  5. #a8a8a6
  6. #a2a2a0
  7. #9b9b99
  8. #949493
  9. #8d8d8d
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c3bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c3bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c2c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c3bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c3c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3c3bf {
  color: #c3c3bf;
}
Background
.bg-c3c3bf {
  background-color: #c3c3bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3c3bf {
  border: 2px solid #c3c3bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3c3bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 195 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 3% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3c3bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3c3bf, #c1c3bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3c3bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 195 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.54 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.54 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.41 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.45 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.31 #3c3c40 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#c3c3bf  rgb(195, 195, 191)  hsl(60, 3%, 76%)  Silver
#bfbfc3  rgb(191, 191, 195)  hsl(240, 3%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc3c3  rgb(191, 195, 195)  hsl(180, 3%, 76%)  Silver
#c3bfc3  rgb(195, 191, 195)  hsl(300, 3%, 76%)  Silver