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#C5BFBC

#c5bfbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5bfbc 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, 74.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.05% magenta, 4.57% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 20°, 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.5276

Complementary

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #bcc2c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #bcc5c3
  3. #bcbdc5

Analogous

  1. #c5bcbd
  2. #c5bfbc
  3. #c5c3bc

Triadic

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #bcc5bf
  3. #bfbcc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #c2c5bc
  3. #bcc2c5
  4. #bfbcc5

Square

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #bdc5bc
  3. #bcc2c5
  4. #c3bcc5

Monochromatic

  1. #7c716c
  2. #a29893
  3. #c5bfbc
  4. #e8e6e5
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#c5bfbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #b1aca9
  3. #9e9996
  4. #8a8684
  5. #767371
  6. #63605e
  7. #4f4c4b
  8. #3b3938
  9. #272626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5bfbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #cbc5c3
  3. #d1ccc9
  4. #d6d2d0
  5. #dcd9d7
  6. #e2dfde
  7. #e8e5e4
  8. #eeeceb
  9. #f3f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5bfbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5bfbc
  2. #beb9b6
  3. #b7b2b0
  4. #b0acaa
  5. #a9a6a4
  6. #a3a09e
  7. #9c9998
  8. #959392
  9. #8e8d8c
  10. #878686
  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 #c2c0be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1bfbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7bebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bfbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6bebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5bfbc {
  color: #c5bfbc;
}
Background
.bg-c5bfbc {
  background-color: #c5bfbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5bfbc {
  border: 2px solid #c5bfbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5bfbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 191 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5bfbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bfbc, #c5c3bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5bfbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 191 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.03 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.56 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 5.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.00 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.39 #3a4043 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c5bfbc  rgb(197, 191, 188)  hsl(20, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc2c5  rgb(188, 194, 197)  hsl(200, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc5bf  rgb(188, 197, 191)  hsl(140, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bfbcc5  rgb(191, 188, 197)  hsl(260, 7%, 75%)  Silver