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#aebcb2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aebcb2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 73.73% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.32% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 137.14°, with 9.46% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4818

Complementary

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #bcaeb8

Split complementary

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #b9aebc
  3. #bcaeb1

Analogous

  1. #b1bcae
  2. #aebcb2
  3. #aebcb9

Triadic

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #b2aebc
  3. #bcb2ae

Tetradic

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #aeb8bc
  3. #bcaeb8
  4. #bcb2ae

Square

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #aeb1bc
  3. #bcaeb8
  4. #bcb9ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5f7264
  2. #84998a
  3. #aebcb2
  4. #d8dfda
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#aebcb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #9da9a0
  3. #8b968e
  4. #7a847d
  5. #68716b
  6. #575e59
  7. #464b47
  8. #343835
  9. #232624
  10. #111312
  11. #000000

Tints

#aebcb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #b6c3ba
  3. #bec9c1
  4. #c6d0c9
  5. #ced7d1
  6. #d7ded9
  7. #dfe4e0
  8. #e7ebe8
  9. #eff2f0
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aebcb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aebcb2
  2. #a9b6ad
  3. #a5b0a8
  4. #a0aaa3
  5. #9ca49e
  6. #979e99
  7. #929894
  8. #8e928f
  9. #898c8a
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4bab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb9b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b8b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acbcb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bbb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b9b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbcb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aebcb2 {
  color: #aebcb2;
}
Background
.bg-aebcb2 {
  background-color: #aebcb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aebcb2 {
  border: 2px solid #aebcb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aebcb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 188 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 137 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aebcb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aebcb2, #aebcb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aebcb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 188 178 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.15 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.64 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.82 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.51 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.88 #51434d Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aebcb2  rgb(174, 188, 178)  hsl(137, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bcaeb8  rgb(188, 174, 184)  hsl(317, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b2aebc  rgb(178, 174, 188)  hsl(257, 9%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bcb2ae  rgb(188, 178, 174)  hsl(17, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink