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#bfbcbc ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbcbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 0°, 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.5067

Complementary

  1. #bfbcbc
  2. #bcbfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcbc
  2. #bcbfbd
  3. #bcbdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbcbd
  2. #bfbcbc
  3. #bfbdbc

Triadic

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

Tetradic

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

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #746e6e
  2. #9a9595
  3. #bfbcbc
  4. #e4e3e3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bfbcbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcbc
  2. #aca9a9
  3. #999696
  4. #868484
  5. #737171
  6. #605e5e
  7. #4c4b4b
  8. #393838
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcbc
  2. #c5c3c3
  3. #ccc9c9
  4. #d2d0d0
  5. #d9d7d7
  6. #dfdede
  7. #e5e4e4
  8. #ecebeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcbc
  2. #b9b6b6
  3. #b2b0b0
  4. #acaaaa
  5. #a6a4a4
  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 #bcbcbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bcbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbcbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebdbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbcbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcbc {
  color: #bfbcbc;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcbc {
  background-color: #bfbcbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcbc {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 2% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcbc, #bfbdbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 188 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.79 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.77 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.10 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.79 #404343 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbcbc  rgb(191, 188, 188)  hsl(0, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbfbf  rgb(188, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbfbc  rgb(188, 191, 188)  hsl(120, 2%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbcbf  rgb(188, 188, 191)  hsl(240, 2%, 74%)  Silver