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#B2B6AF

#b2b6af ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b6af is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.37% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.2% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.85% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 94.29°, with 4.58% saturation and 70% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4602

Complementary

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #b3afb6

Split complementary

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #afafb6
  3. #b6afb6

Analogous

  1. #b6b6af
  2. #b2b6af
  3. #afb6af

Triadic

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #afb2b6
  3. #b6afb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #afb6b3
  3. #b3afb6
  4. #b6afb2

Square

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #afb6b6
  3. #b3afb6
  4. #b6afaf

Monochromatic

  1. #656b61
  2. #8b9287
  3. #b2b6af
  4. #d8dbd7
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b2b6af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #a0a49e
  3. #8e928c
  4. #7d7f7b
  5. #6b6d69
  6. #595b58
  7. #474946
  8. #353735
  9. #242423
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b6af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #babdb7
  3. #c1c5bf
  4. #c9ccc7
  5. #d1d3cf
  6. #d9dbd7
  7. #e0e2df
  8. #e8e9e7
  9. #f0f0ef
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b6af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b6af
  2. #adb1aa
  3. #a8aba6
  4. #a3a6a1
  5. #9ea09c
  6. #999b98
  7. #949693
  8. #8f908e
  9. #8a8b89
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b5b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b5af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b5af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5b5af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b5af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2b6b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b6af {
  color: #b2b6af;
}
Background
.bg-b2b6af {
  background-color: #b2b6af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b6af {
  border: 2px solid #b2b6af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b6af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 182 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 94 5% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b6af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b6af, #afb6af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b6af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 182 175 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.62 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.85 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.94 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.94 #4d4950 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2b6af  rgb(178, 182, 175)  hsl(94, 5%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b3afb6  rgb(179, 175, 182)  hsl(274, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#afb2b6  rgb(175, 178, 182)  hsl(214, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b6afb2  rgb(182, 175, 178)  hsl(334, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray