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#B2BBB2

#b2bbb2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2bbb2 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, 73.33% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 6.21% saturation and 71.57% 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 1.37.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4822

Complementary

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #bbb2bb

Split complementary

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #b7b2bb
  3. #bbb2b7

Analogous

  1. #b7bbb2
  2. #b2bbb2
  3. #b2bbb7

Triadic

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #b2b2bb
  3. #bbb2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #b2bbbb
  3. #bbb2bb
  4. #bbb2b2

Square

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #b2b7bb
  3. #bbb2bb
  4. #bbb7b2

Monochromatic

  1. #637163
  2. #899789
  3. #b2bbb2
  4. #dbdfdb
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#b2bbb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #a0a8a0
  3. #8e968e
  4. #7d837d
  5. #6b706b
  6. #595e59
  7. #474b47
  8. #353835
  9. #242524
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bbb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #bac2ba
  3. #c1c9c1
  4. #c9cfc9
  5. #d1d6d1
  6. #d9ddd9
  7. #e0e4e0
  8. #e8ebe8
  9. #f0f1f0
  10. #f7f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bbb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bbb2
  2. #adb5ad
  3. #a8afa8
  4. #a3a9a3
  5. #9ea39e
  6. #999e99
  7. #949894
  8. #8f928f
  9. #8a8c8a
  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 #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6bab6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb9b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab8b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1bab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b9b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bbb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bbb2 {
  color: #b2bbb2;
}
Background
.bg-b2bbb2 {
  background-color: #b2bbb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bbb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2bbb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bbb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 187 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bbb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bbb2, #b2bbb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bbb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 187 178 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.37 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.04 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.50 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.50 #4d444d Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2bbb2  rgb(178, 187, 178)  hsl(120, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bbb2bb  rgb(187, 178, 187)  hsl(300, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b2b2bb  rgb(178, 178, 187)  hsl(240, 6%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#bbb2b2  rgb(187, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink