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#C6C4BF

#c6c4bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c6c4bf 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, 76.86% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.01% magenta, 3.54% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 42.86°, 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.5525

Complementary

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #bfc1c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #bfc4c6
  3. #c0bfc6

Analogous

  1. #c6c0bf
  2. #c6c4bf
  3. #c4c6bf

Triadic

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #bfc6c4
  3. #c4bfc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #c1c6bf
  3. #bfc1c6
  4. #c4bfc6

Square

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #bfc6c0
  3. #bfc1c6
  4. #c6bfc4

Monochromatic

  1. #7d796f
  2. #a29f97
  3. #c6c4bf
  4. #eae9e7
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c6c4bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #b2b0ac
  3. #9e9d99
  4. #8b8986
  5. #777673
  6. #636260
  7. #4f4e4c
  8. #3b3b39
  9. #282726
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6c4bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #cccac5
  3. #d1d0cc
  4. #d7d6d2
  5. #dddcd9
  6. #e3e2df
  7. #e8e7e5
  8. #eeedec
  9. #f4f3f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6c4bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6c4bf
  2. #bfbdb9
  3. #b8b6b2
  4. #b1b0ac
  5. #aaa9a6
  6. #a3a2a0
  7. #9c9b99
  8. #959493
  9. #8e8e8d
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c4c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c4bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c3c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6c4bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6c4bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c3c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6c4bf {
  color: #c6c4bf;
}
Background
.bg-c6c4bf {
  background-color: #c6c4bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6c4bf {
  border: 2px solid #c6c4bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6c4bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 196 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 6% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6c4bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6c4bf, #c4c6bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6c4bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 196 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.81 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.48 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.48 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 4.81 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.43 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.61 #393b40 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#c6c4bf  rgb(198, 196, 191)  hsl(43, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc1c6  rgb(191, 193, 198)  hsl(223, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#bfc6c4  rgb(191, 198, 196)  hsl(163, 6%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bfc6  rgb(196, 191, 198)  hsl(283, 6%, 76%)  Silver