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#BFBCBB

#bfbcbb ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbcbb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 15°, 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.5063

Complementary

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #bbbebf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #bbbfbe
  3. #bbbcbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbbbc
  2. #bfbcbb
  3. #bfbebb

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #bebfbb
  3. #bbbebf
  4. #bcbbbf

Square

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #bcbfbb
  3. #bbbebf
  4. #bebbbf

Monochromatic

  1. #746f6d
  2. #9a9594
  3. #bfbcbb
  4. #e4e3e2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bfbcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #aca9a8
  3. #999696
  4. #868483
  5. #737170
  6. #605e5e
  7. #4c4b4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #c5c3c2
  3. #ccc9c9
  4. #d2d0cf
  5. #d9d7d6
  6. #dfdedd
  7. #e5e4e4
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcbb
  2. #b9b6b5
  3. #b2b0af
  4. #acaaa9
  5. #a6a4a3
  6. #a09e9e
  7. #999898
  8. #939292
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbcbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebcbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcbb {
  color: #bfbcbb;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcbb {
  background-color: #bfbcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcbb {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcbb, #bfbebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 187 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.78 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.93 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.80 #404344 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbcbb  rgb(191, 188, 187)  hsl(15, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbebf  rgb(187, 190, 191)  hsl(195, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfbc  rgb(187, 191, 188)  hsl(135, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbbbf  rgb(188, 187, 191)  hsl(255, 3%, 74%)  Silver