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#BCBBBF

#bcbbbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbbbf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 3.03% saturation and 74.12% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.4999

Complementary

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #bebfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #bfbebb
  3. #bcbfbb

Analogous

  1. #bbbcbf
  2. #bcbbbf
  3. #bebbbf

Triadic

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #bfbcbb
  3. #bbbfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #bfbbbe
  3. #bebfbb
  4. #bbbfbc

Square

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #bfbbbc
  3. #bebfbb
  4. #bbbfbe

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6d74
  2. #95949a
  3. #bcbbbf
  4. #e3e2e4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bcbbbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #a9a8ac
  3. #969699
  4. #848386
  5. #717073
  6. #5e5e60
  7. #4b4b4c
  8. #383839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #c3c2c5
  3. #c9c9cc
  4. #d0cfd2
  5. #d7d6d9
  6. #dedddf
  7. #e4e4e5
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbbf
  2. #b6b5b9
  3. #b0afb2
  4. #aaa9ac
  5. #a4a3a6
  6. #9e9ea0
  7. #989899
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbbbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babcbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbbbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbbf {
  color: #bcbbbf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbbf {
  background-color: #bcbbbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbbf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbbf, #bebbbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.32 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.28 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.36 #434440 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbbbf  rgb(188, 187, 191)  hsl(255, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bebfbb  rgb(190, 191, 187)  hsl(75, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbb  rgb(191, 188, 187)  hsl(15, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbc  rgb(187, 191, 188)  hsl(135, 3%, 74%)  Silver