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#c7bcbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c7bcbc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.53% magenta, 5.53% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 8.94% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.5174

Complementary

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #bcc7c7

Split complementary

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #bcc7c1
  3. #bcc1c7

Analogous

  1. #c7bcc1
  2. #c7bcbc
  3. #c7c1bc

Triadic

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #bcc7bc
  3. #bcbcc7

Tetradic

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #c7c7bc
  3. #bcc7c7
  4. #bcbcc7

Square

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #c1c7bc
  3. #bcc7c7
  4. #c1bcc7

Monochromatic

  1. #7f6b6b
  2. #a49292
  3. #c7bcbc
  4. #eae6e6
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c7bcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #b3a9a9
  3. #9f9696
  4. #8b8484
  5. #777171
  6. #645e5e
  7. #504b4b
  8. #3c3838
  9. #282626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7bcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #cdc3c3
  3. #d2c9c9
  4. #d8d0d0
  5. #ddd7d7
  6. #e3dede
  7. #e9e4e4
  8. #eeebeb
  9. #f4f2f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7bcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7bcbc
  2. #c0b6b6
  3. #b9b0b0
  4. #b2aaaa
  5. #aba4a4
  6. #a49e9e
  7. #9c9898
  8. #959292
  9. #8e8c8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebdbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cabbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bdbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3bebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9bbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7bcbc {
  color: #c7bcbc;
}
Background
.bg-c7bcbc {
  background-color: #c7bcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7bcbc {
  border: 2px solid #c7bcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7bcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 9% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7bcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7bcbc, #c7c1bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7bcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.27 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.35 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.32 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.89 #384343 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#c7bcbc  rgb(199, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 9%, 76%)  Silver
#bcc7c7  rgb(188, 199, 199)  hsl(180, 9%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bcc7bc  rgb(188, 199, 188)  hsl(120, 9%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bcbcc7  rgb(188, 188, 199)  hsl(240, 9%, 76%)  Silver