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#B2B7AD

#b2b7ad ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b7ad 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, 71.76% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.46% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 6.49% saturation and 69.8% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4635

Complementary

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #b2adb7

Split complementary

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #adadb7
  3. #b7adb7

Analogous

  1. #b7b7ad
  2. #b2b7ad
  3. #adb7ad

Triadic

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #adb2b7
  3. #b7adb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #adb7b2
  3. #b2adb7
  4. #b7adb2

Square

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #adb7b7
  3. #b2adb7
  4. #b7adad

Monochromatic

  1. #656c5f
  2. #8c9384
  3. #b2b7ad
  4. #d8dbd6
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b2b7ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #a0a59c
  3. #8e928a
  4. #7d8079
  5. #6b6e68
  6. #595c57
  7. #474945
  8. #353734
  9. #242523
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b7ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #babeb5
  3. #c1c5bd
  4. #c9cdc6
  5. #d1d4ce
  6. #d9dbd6
  7. #e0e2de
  8. #e8e9e6
  9. #f0f1ef
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b7ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b7ad
  2. #adb2a9
  3. #a8aca4
  4. #a3a7a0
  5. #9ea19b
  6. #999c97
  7. #949692
  8. #8f918e
  9. #8a8b89
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b6b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b5ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b5ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2b6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b6ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5b6ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2b6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b7ad {
  color: #b2b7ad;
}
Background
.bg-b2b7ad {
  background-color: #b2b7ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b7ad {
  border: 2px solid #b2b7ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b7ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 183 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 6% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b7ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b7ad, #adb7ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b7ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 183 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.31 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.66 #4d4852 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2b7ad  rgb(178, 183, 173)  hsl(90, 6%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b2adb7  rgb(178, 173, 183)  hsl(270, 6%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#adb2b7  rgb(173, 178, 183)  hsl(210, 6%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b7adb2  rgb(183, 173, 178)  hsl(330, 6%, 70%)  Silver Pink