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#c5bfc6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c5bfc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.51% cyan, 3.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 291.43°, 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.5321

Complementary

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #c0c6bf

Split complementary

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #c3c6bf
  3. #bfc6c1

Analogous

  1. #c1bfc6
  2. #c5bfc6
  3. #c6bfc3

Triadic

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #c6c5bf
  3. #bfc6c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #c6bfc0
  3. #c0c6bf
  4. #bfc6c5

Square

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #c6c1bf
  3. #c0c6bf
  4. #bfc3c6

Monochromatic

  1. #7b6f7d
  2. #a097a2
  3. #c5bfc6
  4. #eae7ea
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#c5bfc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #b1acb2
  3. #9e999e
  4. #8a868b
  5. #767377
  6. #636063
  7. #4f4c4f
  8. #3b393b
  9. #272628
  10. #141314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5bfc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #cbc5cc
  3. #d1ccd1
  4. #d6d2d7
  5. #dcd9dd
  6. #e2dfe3
  7. #e8e5e8
  8. #eeecee
  9. #f3f2f4
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5bfc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5bfc6
  2. #beb9bf
  3. #b7b2b8
  4. #b0acb1
  5. #a9a6aa
  6. #a3a0a3
  7. #9c999c
  8. #959395
  9. #8e8d8e
  10. #878687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c0c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bec0c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c1c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c0c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c0c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bfc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5bfc6 {
  color: #c5bfc6;
}
Background
.bg-c5bfc6 {
  background-color: #c5bfc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5bfc6 {
  border: 2px solid #c5bfc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5bfc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 191 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5bfc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bfc6, #c6bfc3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5bfc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 191 198 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.11 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.79 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.26 #3a4039 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#c5bfc6  rgb(197, 191, 198)  hsl(291, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c0c6bf  rgb(192, 198, 191)  hsl(111, 6%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c6c5bf  rgb(198, 197, 191)  hsl(51, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc6c5  rgb(191, 198, 197)  hsl(171, 6%, 76%)  Silver