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#ACBEAD

#acbead ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#acbead is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 74.51% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 123.33°, with 12.16% saturation and 70.98% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4861

Complementary

  1. #acbead
  2. #beacbd

Split complementary

  1. #acbead
  2. #b6acbe
  3. #beacb4

Analogous

  1. #b4beac
  2. #acbead
  3. #acbeb6

Triadic

  1. #acbead
  2. #adacbe
  3. #beadac

Tetradic

  1. #acbead
  2. #acbdbe
  3. #beacbd
  4. #beadac

Square

  1. #acbead
  2. #acb4be
  3. #beacbd
  4. #beb6ac

Monochromatic

  1. #5c755d
  2. #819c83
  3. #acbead
  4. #d7e0d7
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#acbead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acbead
  2. #9bab9c
  3. #8a988a
  4. #788579
  5. #677268
  6. #565f57
  7. #454c45
  8. #343934
  9. #222623
  10. #111311
  11. #000000

Tints

#acbead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acbead
  2. #b4c5b5
  3. #bdcbbd
  4. #c5d2c6
  5. #cdd8ce
  6. #d6dfd6
  7. #dee5de
  8. #e6ece6
  9. #eef2ef
  10. #f7f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acbead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acbead
  2. #a8b8a9
  3. #a3b2a4
  4. #9faba0
  5. #9aa59b
  6. #969f97
  7. #929992
  8. #8d938e
  9. #898c89
  10. #848685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4bbb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbaac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb8ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aabdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bcac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5bbad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abbdb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acbead {
  color: #acbead;
}
Background
.bg-acbead {
  background-color: #acbead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acbead {
  border: 2px solid #acbead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acbead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 190 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 123 12% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acbead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acbead, #acbeb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acbead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 190 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.10 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.04 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.64 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.93 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 12.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 12.35 #534152 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#acbead  rgb(172, 190, 173)  hsl(123, 12%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#beacbd  rgb(190, 172, 189)  hsl(303, 12%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#adacbe  rgb(173, 172, 190)  hsl(243, 12%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#beadac  rgb(190, 173, 172)  hsl(3, 12%, 71%)  Silver Pink