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#C6BFBC

#c6bfbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c6bfbc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 74.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.54% magenta, 5.05% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 18°, with 8.06% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.529

Complementary

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #bcc3c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #bcc6c4
  3. #bcbec6

Analogous

  1. #c6bcbe
  2. #c6bfbc
  3. #c6c4bc

Triadic

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #bcc6bf
  3. #bfbcc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #c3c6bc
  3. #bcc3c6
  4. #bfbcc6

Square

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #bec6bc
  3. #bcc3c6
  4. #c4bcc6

Monochromatic

  1. #7e716b
  2. #a39893
  3. #c6bfbc
  4. #e9e6e5
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c6bfbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #b2aca9
  3. #9e9996
  4. #8b8684
  5. #777371
  6. #63605e
  7. #4f4c4b
  8. #3b3938
  9. #282626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6bfbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #ccc5c3
  3. #d1ccc9
  4. #d7d2d0
  5. #ddd9d7
  6. #e3dfde
  7. #e8e5e4
  8. #eeeceb
  9. #f4f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6bfbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6bfbc
  2. #bfb9b6
  3. #b8b2b0
  4. #b1acaa
  5. #aaa6a4
  6. #a3a09e
  7. #9c9998
  8. #959392
  9. #8e8d8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c0bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bfbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7bebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6bfbc {
  color: #c6bfbc;
}
Background
.bg-c6bfbc {
  background-color: #c6bfbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6bfbc {
  border: 2px solid #c6bfbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6bfbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 191 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6bfbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6bfbc, #c6c4bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6bfbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 191 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.44 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.75 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.24 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.52 #394043 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c6bfbc  rgb(198, 191, 188)  hsl(18, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#bcc3c6  rgb(188, 195, 198)  hsl(198, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#bcc6bf  rgb(188, 198, 191)  hsl(138, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bfbcc6  rgb(191, 188, 198)  hsl(258, 8%, 76%)  Silver