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#BCBFBC

#bcbfbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbfbc 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, 74.9% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.5158

Complementary

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #bfbcbf

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #bdbcbf
  3. #bfbcbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbfbc
  2. #bcbfbc
  3. #bcbfbd

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #bcbfbf
  3. #bfbcbf
  4. #bfbcbc

Square

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #bcbdbf
  3. #bfbcbf
  4. #bfbdbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e746e
  2. #959a95
  3. #bcbfbc
  4. #e3e4e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbfbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #a9aca9
  3. #969996
  4. #848684
  5. #717371
  6. #5e605e
  7. #4b4c4b
  8. #383938
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #c3c5c3
  3. #c9ccc9
  4. #d0d2d0
  5. #d7d9d7
  6. #dedfde
  7. #e4e5e4
  8. #ebeceb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfbc
  2. #b6b9b6
  3. #b0b2b0
  4. #aaacaa
  5. #a4a6a4
  6. #9ea09e
  7. #989998
  8. #929392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbebc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbebc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebebc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbfbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfbc {
  color: #bcbfbc;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfbc {
  background-color: #bcbfbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfbc {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfbc, #bcbfbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.55 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.32 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.74 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.33 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.11 #434043 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbfbc  rgb(188, 191, 188)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbf  rgb(191, 188, 191)  hsl(300, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbf  rgb(188, 188, 191)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbc  rgb(191, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver