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#B1BCBD

#b1bcbd ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b1bcbd 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, 73.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.35% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 185°, with 8.33% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.4899

Complementary

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #bdb2b1

Split complementary

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #bdb1b6
  3. #bdb8b1

Analogous

  1. #b1bdb8
  2. #b1bcbd
  3. #b1b6bd

Triadic

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #bdb1bc
  3. #bcbdb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #b2b1bd
  3. #bdb2b1
  4. #bcbdb1

Square

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #b8b1bd
  3. #bdb2b1
  4. #b6bdb1

Monochromatic

  1. #627273
  2. #88989a
  3. #b1bcbd
  4. #dae0e0
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#b1bcbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #9fa9aa
  3. #8e9697
  4. #7c8484
  5. #6a7171
  6. #595e5f
  7. #474b4c
  8. #353839
  9. #232626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1bcbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #b9c3c4
  3. #c1c9ca
  4. #c8d0d1
  5. #d0d7d7
  6. #d8dede
  7. #e0e4e5
  8. #e8ebeb
  9. #eff2f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1bcbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1bcbd
  2. #acb6b7
  3. #a7b0b1
  4. #a2aaab
  5. #9da4a5
  6. #999e9f
  7. #949898
  8. #8f9292
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babbbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aebdbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b7bbbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5babd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afbdbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1bcbd {
  color: #b1bcbd;
}
Background
.bg-b1bcbd {
  background-color: #b1bcbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1bcbd {
  border: 2px solid #b1bcbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1bcbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 188 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1bcbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1bcbd, #b1b6bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1bcbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 188 189 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.07 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.30 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.08 #4e4342 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b1bcbd  rgb(177, 188, 189)  hsl(185, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bdb2b1  rgb(189, 178, 177)  hsl(5, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bdb1bc  rgb(189, 177, 188)  hsl(305, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bcbdb1  rgb(188, 189, 177)  hsl(65, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray