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#c8bcbc ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c8bcbc is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 6% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 9.84% saturation and 76.08% 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.5188

Complementary

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #bcc8c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #bcc8c2
  3. #bcc2c8

Analogous

  1. #c8bcc2
  2. #c8bcbc
  3. #c8c2bc

Triadic

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #bcc8bc
  3. #bcbcc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #c8c8bc
  3. #bcc8c8
  4. #bcbcc8

Square

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #c2c8bc
  3. #bcc8c8
  4. #c2bcc8

Monochromatic

  1. #816a6a
  2. #a69292
  3. #c8bcbc
  4. #eae6e6
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c8bcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #b4a9a9
  3. #a09696
  4. #8c8484
  5. #787171
  6. #645e5e
  7. #504b4b
  8. #3c3838
  9. #282626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #cec3c3
  3. #d3c9c9
  4. #d9d0d0
  5. #ded7d7
  6. #e4dede
  7. #e9e4e4
  8. #efebeb
  9. #f4f2f2
  10. #faf8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bcbc
  2. #c1b6b6
  3. #bab0b0
  4. #b2aaaa
  5. #aba4a4
  6. #a49e9e
  7. #9d9898
  8. #969292
  9. #8e8c8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebdbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bfbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbbbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bdbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4bebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bcbc {
  color: #c8bcbc;
}
Background
.bg-c8bcbc {
  background-color: #c8bcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bcbc {
  border: 2px solid #c8bcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 10% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bcbc, #c8c2bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.05 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.69 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.59 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.22 #374343 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#c8bcbc  rgb(200, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 10%, 76%)  Silver Pink
#bcc8c8  rgb(188, 200, 200)  hsl(180, 10%, 76%)  Pastel Blue
#bcc8bc  rgb(188, 200, 188)  hsl(120, 10%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#bcbcc8  rgb(188, 188, 200)  hsl(240, 10%, 76%)  Silver