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#C5BEC5

#c5bec5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5bec5 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, 74.51% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 5.69% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.5273

Complementary

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #bec5be

Split complementary

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #c1c5be
  3. #bec5c1

Analogous

  1. #c1bec5
  2. #c5bec5
  3. #c5bec1

Triadic

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #c5c5be
  3. #bec5c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #c5bebe
  3. #bec5be
  4. #bec5c5

Square

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #c5c1be
  3. #bec5be
  4. #bec1c5

Monochromatic

  1. #7c6e7c
  2. #a196a1
  3. #c5bec5
  4. #e9e6e9
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c5bec5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #b1abb1
  3. #9e989e
  4. #8a858a
  5. #767276
  6. #635f63
  7. #4f4c4f
  8. #3b393b
  9. #272627
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5bec5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #cbc5cb
  3. #d1cbd1
  4. #d6d2d6
  5. #dcd8dc
  6. #e2dfe2
  7. #e8e5e8
  8. #eeecee
  9. #f3f2f3
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5bec5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5bec5
  2. #beb8be
  3. #b7b2b7
  4. #b0abb0
  5. #a9a5a9
  6. #a39fa3
  7. #9c999c
  8. #959395
  9. #8e8c8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bfc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfc0c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6bec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1bfc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bfc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bec2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5bec5 {
  color: #c5bec5;
}
Background
.bg-c5bec5 {
  background-color: #c5bec5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5bec5 {
  border: 2px solid #c5bec5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5bec5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 190 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5bec5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bec5, #c5bec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5bec5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 190 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.42 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.16 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.16 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.31 #3a413a Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c5bec5  rgb(197, 190, 197)  hsl(300, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bec5be  rgb(190, 197, 190)  hsl(120, 6%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c5c5be  rgb(197, 197, 190)  hsl(60, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bec5c5  rgb(190, 197, 197)  hsl(180, 6%, 76%)  Silver