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#C4C2BF

#c4c2bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4c2bf 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, 76.08% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.02% magenta, 2.55% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 36°, 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.5408

Complementary

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #bfc1c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #bfc3c4
  3. #bfbfc4

Analogous

  1. #c4bfbf
  2. #c4c2bf
  3. #c3c4bf

Triadic

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #bfc4c2
  3. #c2bfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #c1c4bf
  3. #bfc1c4
  4. #c2bfc4

Square

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #bfc4bf
  3. #bfc1c4
  4. #c4bfc3

Monochromatic

  1. #7a7670
  2. #9f9c97
  3. #c4c2bf
  4. #e9e8e7
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c4c2bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #b0afac
  3. #9d9b99
  4. #898886
  5. #767473
  6. #626160
  7. #4e4e4c
  8. #3b3a39
  9. #272726
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c2bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #cac8c5
  3. #d0cecc
  4. #d6d4d2
  5. #dcdad9
  6. #e2e1df
  7. #e7e7e5
  8. #ededec
  9. #f3f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c2bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c2bf
  2. #bdbbb9
  3. #b6b5b2
  4. #b0aeac
  5. #a9a8a6
  6. #a2a1a0
  7. #9b9a99
  8. #949493
  9. #8e8d8d
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c2c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c2bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c1c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c2bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c2bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c2c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c2bf {
  color: #c4c2bf;
}
Background
.bg-c4c2bf {
  background-color: #c4c2bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c2bf {
  border: 2px solid #c4c2bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c2bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 194 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 4% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c2bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c2bf, #c3c4bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c2bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 194 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.45 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.45 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.30 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.06 #3b3d40 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Silver
#c4c2bf  rgb(196, 194, 191)  hsl(36, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc1c4  rgb(191, 193, 196)  hsl(216, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc4c2  rgb(191, 196, 194)  hsl(156, 4%, 76%)  Silver
#c2bfc4  rgb(194, 191, 196)  hsl(276, 4%, 76%)  Silver