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#C3C4BF

#c3c4bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c3c4bf 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, 76.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 72°, with 4.07% saturation and 75.88% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.5484

Complementary

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #c0bfc4

Split complementary

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #bfc0c4
  3. #c2bfc4

Analogous

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #c3c4bf
  3. #c0c4bf

Triadic

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #bfc3c4
  3. #c4bfc3

Tetradic

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #bfc4c0
  3. #c0bfc4
  4. #c4bfc3

Square

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #bfc4c2
  3. #c0bfc4
  4. #c4bfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #787a70
  2. #9e9f97
  3. #c3c4bf
  4. #e8e9e7
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c3c4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #b0b0ac
  3. #9c9d99
  4. #898986
  5. #757673
  6. #626260
  7. #4e4e4c
  8. #3b3b39
  9. #272726
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3c4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #c9cac5
  3. #cfd0cc
  4. #d5d6d2
  5. #dbdcd9
  6. #e1e2df
  7. #e7e7e5
  8. #ededec
  9. #f3f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3c4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3c4bf
  2. #bcbdb9
  3. #b6b6b2
  4. #afb0ac
  5. #a8a9a6
  6. #a2a2a0
  7. #9b9b99
  8. #949493
  9. #8d8e8d
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c3bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c3bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4c3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c4bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c4bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3c4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3c4bf {
  color: #c3c4bf;
}
Background
.bg-c3c4bf {
  background-color: #c3c4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3c4bf {
  border: 2px solid #c3c4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3c4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 196 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 4% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3c4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3c4bf, #c0c4bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3c4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 196 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.98 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.75 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.97 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.54 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.71 #3c3b40 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Silver
#c3c4bf  rgb(195, 196, 191)  hsl(72, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c0bfc4  rgb(192, 191, 196)  hsl(252, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc3c4  rgb(191, 195, 196)  hsl(192, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfc3  rgb(196, 191, 195)  hsl(312, 4%, 76%)  Silver