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#B1BBB5

#b1bbb5 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b1bbb5 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 73.33% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.21% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 144°, with 6.85% saturation and 71.37% 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 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.4822

Complementary

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #bbb1b7

Split complementary

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #bab1bb
  3. #bbb1b2

Analogous

  1. #b2bbb1
  2. #b1bbb5
  3. #b1bbba

Triadic

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #b5b1bb
  3. #bbb5b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #b1b7bb
  3. #bbb1b7
  4. #bbb5b1

Square

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #b1b2bb
  3. #bbb1b7
  4. #bbbab1

Monochromatic

  1. #627168
  2. #88978e
  3. #b1bbb5
  4. #dadfdc
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b1bbb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #9fa8a3
  3. #8e9691
  4. #7c837f
  5. #6a706d
  6. #595e5b
  7. #474b48
  8. #353836
  9. #232524
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bbb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #b9c2bc
  3. #c1c9c4
  4. #c8cfcb
  5. #d0d6d3
  6. #d8ddda
  7. #e0e4e1
  8. #e8ebe9
  9. #eff1f0
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bbb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bbb5
  2. #acb5b0
  3. #a7afaa
  4. #a2a9a5
  5. #9da3a0
  6. #999e9b
  7. #949895
  8. #8f9290
  9. #8a8c8b
  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 #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb9b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b8b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afbbb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bab5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b9b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0bbb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bbb5 {
  color: #b1bbb5;
}
Background
.bg-b1bbb5 {
  background-color: #b1bbb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bbb5 {
  border: 2px solid #b1bbb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bbb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 187 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 144 7% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bbb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bbb5, #b1bbba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bbb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 187 181 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.15 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.52 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.26 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.06 #4e444a Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b1bbb5  rgb(177, 187, 181)  hsl(144, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bbb1b7  rgb(187, 177, 183)  hsl(324, 7%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b5b1bb  rgb(181, 177, 187)  hsl(264, 7%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bbb5b1  rgb(187, 181, 177)  hsl(24, 7%, 71%)  Silver