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#ACBBB7

#acbbb7 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#acbbb7 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 73.33% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.02% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.14% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 164°, with 9.93% saturation and 70.39% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.4773

Complementary

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #bbacb0

Split complementary

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #bbacb7
  3. #bbafac

Analogous

  1. #acbbaf
  2. #acbbb7
  3. #acb7bb

Triadic

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #b7acbb
  3. #bbb7ac

Tetradic

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #acb0bb
  3. #bbacb0
  4. #bbb7ac

Square

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #afacbb
  3. #bbacb0
  4. #b7bbac

Monochromatic

  1. #5d716c
  2. #829993
  3. #acbbb7
  4. #d6dddb
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#acbbb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #9ba8a5
  3. #8a9692
  4. #788380
  5. #67706e
  6. #565e5c
  7. #454b49
  8. #343837
  9. #222525
  10. #111312
  11. #000000

Tints

#acbbb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #b4c2be
  3. #bdc9c5
  4. #c5cfcd
  5. #cdd6d4
  6. #d6dddb
  7. #dee4e2
  8. #e6ebe9
  9. #eef1f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acbbb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acbbb7
  2. #a8b5b2
  3. #a3afac
  4. #9fa9a7
  5. #9aa3a1
  6. #969e9c
  7. #929896
  8. #8d9291
  9. #898c8b
  10. #848686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b9b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab9b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b7b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9bcba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4bab7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b8b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aabbb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acbbb7 {
  color: #acbbb7;
}
Background
.bg-acbbb7 {
  background-color: #acbbb7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acbbb7 {
  border: 2px solid #acbbb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acbbb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 187 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 10% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acbbb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acbbb7, #acb7bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acbbb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 187 183 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.63 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.62 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.84 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.74 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.12 #534448 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#acbbb7  rgb(172, 187, 183)  hsl(164, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#bbacb0  rgb(187, 172, 176)  hsl(344, 10%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#b7acbb  rgb(183, 172, 187)  hsl(284, 10%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#bbb7ac  rgb(187, 183, 172)  hsl(44, 10%, 70%)  Silver