ColorTool
Log in
#C6BFBD

#c6bfbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#c6bfbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.54% magenta, 4.55% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 13.33°, with 7.32% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccccc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5294

Complementary

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #bdc4c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #bdc6c3
  3. #bdbfc6

Analogous

  1. #c6bdbf
  2. #c6bfbd
  3. #c6c3bd

Triadic

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #bdc6bf
  3. #bfbdc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #c4c6bd
  3. #bdc4c6
  4. #bfbdc6

Square

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #bfc6bd
  3. #bdc4c6
  4. #c3bdc6

Monochromatic

  1. #7e706c
  2. #a39794
  3. #c6bfbd
  4. #e9e7e6
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c6bfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #b2acaa
  3. #9e9997
  4. #8b8684
  5. #777371
  6. #63605f
  7. #4f4c4c
  8. #3b3939
  9. #282626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6bfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #ccc5c4
  3. #d1ccca
  4. #d7d2d1
  5. #ddd9d7
  6. #e3dfde
  7. #e8e5e5
  8. #eeeceb
  9. #f4f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6bfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6bfbd
  2. #bfb9b7
  3. #b8b2b1
  4. #b1acab
  5. #aaa6a5
  6. #a3a09f
  7. #9c9998
  8. #959392
  9. #8e8d8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c0bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c1bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3bfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c0bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7bebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-c6bfbd {
  color: #c6bfbd;
}
Background
.bg-c6bfbd {
  background-color: #c6bfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6bfbd {
  border: 2px solid #c6bfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6bfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 7% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6bfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6bfbd, #c6c3bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6bfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.38 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.70 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.70 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.35 #394042 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c6bfbd  rgb(198, 191, 189)  hsl(13, 7%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc4c6  rgb(189, 196, 198)  hsl(193, 7%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc6bf  rgb(189, 198, 191)  hsl(133, 7%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bfbdc6  rgb(191, 189, 198)  hsl(253, 7%, 76%)  Silver