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#C9BFBF

#c9bfbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c9bfbf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.98% magenta, 4.98% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 8.47% saturation and 76.86% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.5344

Complementary

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #bfc9c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #bfc9c4
  3. #bfc4c9

Analogous

  1. #c9bfc4
  2. #c9bfbf
  3. #c9c4bf

Triadic

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #bfc9bf
  3. #bfbfc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #c9c9bf
  3. #bfc9c9
  4. #bfbfc9

Square

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #c4c9bf
  3. #bfc9c9
  4. #c4bfc9

Monochromatic

  1. #826d6d
  2. #a69696
  3. #c9bfbf
  4. #ece8e8
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#c9bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #b5acac
  3. #a19999
  4. #8d8686
  5. #797373
  6. #656060
  7. #504c4c
  8. #3c3939
  9. #282626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #cec5c5
  3. #d4cccc
  4. #d9d2d2
  5. #dfd9d9
  6. #e4dfdf
  7. #e9e5e5
  8. #efecec
  9. #f4f2f2
  10. #faf9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9bfbf
  2. #c2b9b9
  3. #bab2b2
  4. #b3acac
  5. #aca6a6
  6. #a5a0a0
  7. #9d9999
  8. #969393
  9. #8f8d8d
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c0c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c0bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cbbebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c0bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c1bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cabfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9bfbf {
  color: #c9bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-c9bfbf {
  background-color: #c9bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #c9bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 8% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9bfbf, #c9c4bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.83 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.13 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.51 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.06 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.17 #364040 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Silver
#c9bfbf  rgb(201, 191, 191)  hsl(0, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#bfc9c9  rgb(191, 201, 201)  hsl(180, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#bfc9bf  rgb(191, 201, 191)  hsl(120, 8%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#bfbfc9  rgb(191, 191, 201)  hsl(240, 8%, 77%)  Silver