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#BFB6BF closest to Silver Fox

#BFB6BF is a light gray; the closest named color is Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.4% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(191, 182, 191)). Its HSL value is 300° hue, 7% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #BFB6BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.66:1.

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#BFB6BF color conversion

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Variations of #BFB6BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BFB6BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BFB6BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB6BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B9BF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B8BF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B8BF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B9BF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAB8BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0B7B9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFB6BC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB8BA

#BFB6BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.97:1 Very poor#BFB6BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.66:1 Very good#BFB6BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB6BF in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BFB6BF; }
.background { background-color: #BFB6BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB6BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 182 191);
color: hsl(300 7% 73%);
color: oklch(0.786 0.016 325.7);

#BFB6BF FAQ

What color is #BFB6BF?

#BFB6BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB6BF?

#BFB6BF is rgb(191, 182, 191) in RGB, hsl(300, 7%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB6BF?

The complementary color of #BFB6BF is #B6BFB6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB6BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB6BF: 10.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB6BF a warm or cool color?

#BFB6BF is a neutral color.