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#BCBCBF

#bcbcbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbcbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 2.29% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #bfbfbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #bfbdbc
  3. #bdbfbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbdbf
  2. #bcbcbf
  3. #bdbcbf

Triadic

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #bfbcbc
  3. #bcbfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #bfbcbf
  3. #bfbfbc
  4. #bcbfbc

Square

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #bfbcbd
  3. #bfbfbc
  4. #bcbfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6e74
  2. #95959a
  3. #bcbcbf
  4. #e3e3e4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbcbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #a9a9ac
  3. #969699
  4. #848486
  5. #717173
  6. #5e5e60
  7. #4b4b4c
  8. #383839
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbcbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #c3c3c5
  3. #c9c9cc
  4. #d0d0d2
  5. #d7d7d9
  6. #dededf
  7. #e4e4e5
  8. #ebebec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbcbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbcbf
  2. #b6b6b9
  3. #b0b0b2
  4. #aaaaac
  5. #a4a4a6
  6. #9e9ea0
  7. #989899
  8. #929293
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbcbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbcbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbcbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbcbf {
  color: #bcbcbf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbcbf {
  background-color: #bcbcbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbcbf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbcbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbcbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 188 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbcbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbcbf, #bdbcbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbcbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 188 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.91 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.91 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.92 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.95 #434340 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbcbf  rgb(188, 188, 191)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbfbc  rgb(191, 191, 188)  hsl(60, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbc  rgb(191, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbfbc  rgb(188, 191, 188)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver