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#c5bcbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5bcbd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 4.06% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 353.33°, with 7.2% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.5151

Complementary

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #bcc5c4

Split complementary

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #bcc5bf
  3. #bcc2c5

Analogous

  1. #c5bcc2
  2. #c5bcbd
  3. #c5bfbc

Triadic

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #bdc5bc
  3. #bcbdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #c5c4bc
  3. #bcc5c4
  4. #bcbdc5

Square

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #c2c5bc
  3. #bcc5c4
  4. #bfbcc5

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6c6e
  2. #a29395
  3. #c5bcbd
  4. #e8e5e5
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c5bcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #b1a9aa
  3. #9e9697
  4. #8a8484
  5. #767171
  6. #635e5f
  7. #4f4b4c
  8. #3b3839
  9. #272626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5bcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #cbc3c4
  3. #d1c9ca
  4. #d6d0d1
  5. #dcd7d7
  6. #e2dede
  7. #e8e4e5
  8. #eeebeb
  9. #f3f2f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5bcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #beb6b7
  3. #b7b0b1
  4. #b0aaab
  5. #a9a4a5
  6. #a39e9f
  7. #9c9898
  8. #959292
  9. #8e8c8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bdbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7bbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bdbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bcbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5bcbd {
  color: #c5bcbd;
}
Background
.bg-c5bcbd {
  background-color: #c5bcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5bcbd {
  border: 2px solid #c5bcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5bcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5bcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bcbd, #c5bfbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5bcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.56 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.89 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.35 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.75 #3a4342 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#c5bcbd  rgb(197, 188, 189)  hsl(353, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc5c4  rgb(188, 197, 196)  hsl(173, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bdc5bc  rgb(189, 197, 188)  hsl(113, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bcbdc5  rgb(188, 189, 197)  hsl(233, 7%, 75%)  Silver