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#BCBFBF

#bcbfbf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbfbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.5171

Complementary

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #bfbcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #bfbcbd
  3. #bfbdbc

Analogous

  1. #bcbfbd
  2. #bcbfbf
  3. #bcbdbf

Triadic

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #bfbcbf
  3. #bfbfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #bcbcbf
  3. #bfbcbc
  4. #bfbfbc

Square

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #bdbcbf
  3. #bfbcbc
  4. #bdbfbc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7474
  2. #959a9a
  3. #bcbfbf
  4. #e3e4e4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bcbfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #a9acac
  3. #969999
  4. #848686
  5. #717373
  6. #5e6060
  7. #4b4c4c
  8. #383939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #c3c5c5
  3. #c9cccc
  4. #d0d2d2
  5. #d7d9d9
  6. #dedfdf
  7. #e4e5e5
  8. #ebecec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbfbf
  2. #b6b9b9
  3. #b0b2b2
  4. #aaacac
  5. #a4a6a6
  6. #9ea0a0
  7. #989999
  8. #929393
  9. #8c8d8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbfbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbfbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbfbf {
  color: #bcbfbf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbfbf {
  background-color: #bcbfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbfbf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbfbf, #bcbdbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.34 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.07 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.56 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.25 #434040 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bcbfbf  rgb(188, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbc  rgb(191, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbcbf  rgb(191, 188, 191)  hsl(300, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bfbfbc  rgb(191, 191, 188)  hsl(60, 2%, 74%)  Silver