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#C4C1BE

#c4c1be ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4c1be is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 75.69% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.53% magenta, 3.06% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 4.84% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.5359

Complementary

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #bec1c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #bec4c4
  3. #bebec4

Analogous

  1. #c4bebe
  2. #c4c1be
  3. #c4c4be

Triadic

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #bec4c1
  3. #c1bec4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #c1c4be
  3. #bec1c4
  4. #c1bec4

Square

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #bec4be
  3. #bec1c4
  4. #c4bec4

Monochromatic

  1. #7a756f
  2. #a09b96
  3. #c4c1be
  4. #e8e7e6
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c4c1be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #b0aeab
  3. #9d9a98
  4. #898785
  5. #767472
  6. #62615f
  7. #4e4d4c
  8. #3b3a39
  9. #272726
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c1be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #cac7c5
  3. #d0cdcb
  4. #d6d4d2
  5. #dcdad8
  6. #e2e0df
  7. #e7e6e5
  8. #edecec
  9. #f3f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c1be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c1be
  2. #bdbbb8
  3. #b6b4b2
  4. #b0aeab
  5. #a9a7a5
  6. #a2a19f
  7. #9b9a99
  8. #949493
  9. #8e8d8c
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c1c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c1be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c1be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c1be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c1bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c1be {
  color: #c4c1be;
}
Background
.bg-c4c1be {
  background-color: #c4c1be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c1be {
  border: 2px solid #c4c1be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c1be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 193 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 5% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c1be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c1be, #c4c4be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c1be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 193 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.97 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.73 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.73 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.46 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.93 #3b3e41 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#c4c1be  rgb(196, 193, 190)  hsl(30, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#bec1c4  rgb(190, 193, 196)  hsl(210, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#bec4c1  rgb(190, 196, 193)  hsl(150, 5%, 76%)  Silver
#c1bec4  rgb(193, 190, 196)  hsl(270, 5%, 76%)  Silver