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#C2BFBD Silver

#C2BFBD is a light gray named Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.1% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(194, 191, 189)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 4% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 24% black. #C2BFBD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.48:1.

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Variations of #C2BFBD

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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#C2BFBD 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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#C2BFBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C2BFBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C1C0BD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C0BD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BFBD
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3BEBE
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2BFBE
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0BFBF

#C2BFBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.83:1 Very poor#C2BFBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.48:1 Very good#C2BFBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C2BFBD in CSS

/* Silver */
.color { color: #C2BFBD; }
.background { background-color: #C2BFBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C2BFBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(194 191 189);
color: hsl(24 4% 75%);
color: oklch(0.806 0.004 56.4);

#C2BFBD FAQ

What color is #C2BFBD?

#C2BFBD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #C2BFBD?

#C2BFBD is rgb(194, 191, 189) in RGB, hsl(24, 4%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C2BFBD?

The complementary color of #C2BFBD is #BDC0C2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C2BFBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C2BFBD: 11.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C2BFBD a warm or cool color?

#C2BFBD is a neutral color.