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#C4C6BF

#c4c6bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4c6bf 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, 77.65% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.01% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.54% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 77.14°, with 5.79% saturation and 76.27% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.5589

Complementary

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #c1bfc6

Split complementary

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #bfc0c6
  3. #c4bfc6

Analogous

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #c4c6bf
  3. #c0c6bf

Triadic

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #bfc4c6
  3. #c6bfc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #bfc6c1
  3. #c1bfc6
  4. #c6bfc4

Square

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #bfc6c4
  3. #c1bfc6
  4. #c6bfc0

Monochromatic

  1. #797d6f
  2. #9fa297
  3. #c4c6bf
  4. #e9eae7
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c4c6bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #b0b2ac
  3. #9d9e99
  4. #898b86
  5. #767773
  6. #626360
  7. #4e4f4c
  8. #3b3b39
  9. #272826
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c6bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #caccc5
  3. #d0d1cc
  4. #d6d7d2
  5. #dcddd9
  6. #e2e3df
  7. #e7e8e5
  8. #edeeec
  9. #f3f4f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c6bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c6bf
  2. #bdbfb9
  3. #b6b8b2
  4. #b0b1ac
  5. #a9aaa6
  6. #a2a3a0
  7. #9b9c99
  8. #949593
  9. #8e8e8d
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c5c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c5bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c5bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c5bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c5bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4c5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c6bf {
  color: #c4c6bf;
}
Background
.bg-c4c6bf {
  background-color: #c4c6bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c6bf {
  border: 2px solid #c4c6bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c6bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 198 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 77 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c6bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c6bf, #c0c6bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c6bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 198 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.20 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.24 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.24 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.33 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.65 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.78 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.85 #3b3940 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Silver
#c4c6bf  rgb(196, 198, 191)  hsl(77, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c1bfc6  rgb(193, 191, 198)  hsl(257, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc4c6  rgb(191, 196, 198)  hsl(197, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bfc4  rgb(198, 191, 196)  hsl(317, 6%, 76%)  Silver