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#B2B8A2

#b2b8a2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b2b8a2 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.16% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.96% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 76.36°, with 13.41% saturation and 67.84% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness 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 5.74.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4635

Complementary

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #a8a2b8

Split complementary

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #a2a7b8
  3. #b3a2b8

Analogous

  1. #b8b3a2
  2. #b2b8a2
  3. #a7b8a2

Triadic

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #a2b2b8
  3. #b8a2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #a2b8a8
  3. #a8a2b8
  4. #b8a2b2

Square

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #a2b8b3
  3. #a8a2b8
  4. #b8a2a7

Monochromatic

  1. #666d54
  2. #8e9777
  3. #b2b8a2
  4. #d6d9cd
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#b2b8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #a0a692
  3. #8e9382
  4. #7d8171
  5. #6b6e61
  6. #595c51
  7. #474a41
  8. #353731
  9. #242520
  10. #121210
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #babfab
  3. #c1c6b5
  4. #c9cdbe
  5. #d1d4c7
  6. #d9dcd1
  7. #e0e3da
  8. #e8eae3
  9. #f0f1ec
  10. #f7f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b8a2
  2. #adb29f
  3. #a8ad9b
  4. #a3a798
  5. #9ea294
  6. #999c91
  7. #94968e
  8. #8f918a
  9. #8a8b87
  10. #858683
  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 #b4b6ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb5a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab5a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b5b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b6a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b6a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b6ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b8a2 {
  color: #b2b8a2;
}
Background
.bg-b2b8a2 {
  background-color: #b2b8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 184 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 13% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b8a2, #a7b8a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 184 162 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.74 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 11.11 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 11.11 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 11.29 #4d475d Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2b8a2  rgb(178, 184, 162)  hsl(76, 13%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#a8a2b8  rgb(168, 162, 184)  hsl(256, 13%, 68%)  Rose Quartz
#a2b2b8  rgb(162, 178, 184)  hsl(196, 13%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#b8a2b2  rgb(184, 162, 178)  hsl(316, 13%, 68%)  Pastel Purple