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#c5bdbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5bdbd 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, 74.12% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.06% magenta, 4.06% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 6.45% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.5194

Complementary

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #bdc5c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #bdc5c1
  3. #bdc1c5

Analogous

  1. #c5bdc1
  2. #c5bdbd
  3. #c5c1bd

Triadic

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #bdc5bd
  3. #bdbdc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #c5c5bd
  3. #bdc5c5
  4. #bdbdc5

Square

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #c1c5bd
  3. #bdc5c5
  4. #c1bdc5

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6d6d
  2. #a19494
  3. #c5bdbd
  4. #e9e6e6
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#c5bdbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #b1aaaa
  3. #9e9797
  4. #8a8484
  5. #767171
  6. #635f5f
  7. #4f4c4c
  8. #3b3939
  9. #272626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5bdbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #cbc4c4
  3. #d1caca
  4. #d6d1d1
  5. #dcd7d7
  6. #e2dede
  7. #e8e5e5
  8. #eeebeb
  9. #f3f2f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5bdbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5bdbd
  2. #beb7b7
  3. #b7b1b1
  4. #b0abab
  5. #a9a5a5
  6. #a39f9f
  7. #9c9898
  8. #959292
  9. #8e8c8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1bebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7bcbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bebd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bdbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5bdbd {
  color: #c5bdbd;
}
Background
.bg-c5bdbd {
  background-color: #c5bdbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5bdbd {
  border: 2px solid #c5bdbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5bdbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 189 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5bdbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bdbd, #c5c1bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5bdbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 189 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.37 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.37 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.15 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.16 #3a4242 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#c5bdbd  rgb(197, 189, 189)  hsl(0, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc5c5  rgb(189, 197, 197)  hsl(180, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc5bd  rgb(189, 197, 189)  hsl(120, 6%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bdbdc5  rgb(189, 189, 197)  hsl(240, 6%, 76%)  Silver