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#bcbcbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbcbc 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, 73.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.04.

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Relative luminance0.5029

Complementary

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #bcbcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #bcbcbc
  3. #bcbcbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #bcbcbc
  3. #bcbcbc

Triadic

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #bcbcbc
  3. #bcbcbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #bcbcbc
  3. #bcbcbc
  4. #bcbcbc

Square

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #bcbcbc
  3. #bcbcbc
  4. #bcbcbc

Monochromatic

  1. #707070
  2. #969696
  3. #bcbcbc
  4. #e2e2e2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #a9a9a9
  3. #969696
  4. #848484
  5. #717171
  6. #5e5e5e
  7. #4b4b4b
  8. #383838
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #c3c3c3
  3. #c9c9c9
  4. #d0d0d0
  5. #d7d7d7
  6. #dedede
  7. #e4e4e4
  8. #ebebeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbcbc
  2. #b6b6b6
  3. #b0b0b0
  4. #aaaaaa
  5. #a4a4a4
  6. #9e9e9e
  7. #989898
  8. #929292
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

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

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.25 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.73 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.73 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.35 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.69 #434343 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbcbc  rgb(188, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 0%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbc  rgb(188, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 0%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbc  rgb(188, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 0%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbc  rgb(188, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 0%, 74%)  Silver