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#C6BFBF

#c6bfbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c6bfbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.54% magenta, 3.54% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 0°, 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.5303

Complementary

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #bfc6c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #bfc6c2
  3. #bfc2c6

Analogous

  1. #c6bfc2
  2. #c6bfbf
  3. #c6c2bf

Triadic

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #bfc6bf
  3. #bfbfc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #c6c6bf
  3. #bfc6c6
  4. #bfbfc6

Square

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #c2c6bf
  3. #bfc6c6
  4. #c2bfc6

Monochromatic

  1. #7d6f6f
  2. #a29797
  3. #c6bfbf
  4. #eae7e7
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#c6bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #b2acac
  3. #9e9999
  4. #8b8686
  5. #777373
  6. #636060
  7. #4f4c4c
  8. #3b3939
  9. #282626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #ccc5c5
  3. #d1cccc
  4. #d7d2d2
  5. #ddd9d9
  6. #e3dfdf
  7. #e8e5e5
  8. #eeecec
  9. #f4f2f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6bfbf
  2. #bfb9b9
  3. #b8b2b2
  4. #b1acac
  5. #aaa6a6
  6. #a3a0a0
  7. #9c9999
  8. #959393
  9. #8e8d8d
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3c0c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c0bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c1bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8bebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bfbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c0bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7bfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6bfbf {
  color: #c6bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-c6bfbf {
  background-color: #c6bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #c6bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6bfbf, #c6c2bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.73 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.73 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.59 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.30 #394040 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#c6bfbf  rgb(198, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc6c6  rgb(191, 198, 198)  hsl(180, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc6bf  rgb(191, 198, 191)  hsl(120, 6%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bfbfc6  rgb(191, 191, 198)  hsl(240, 6%, 76%)  Silver