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#B2BDBE

#b2bdbe ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2bdbe 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, 74.12% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.32% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 185°, with 8.45% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.4958

Complementary

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #beb3b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #beb2b7
  3. #beb9b2

Analogous

  1. #b2beb9
  2. #b2bdbe
  3. #b2b7be

Triadic

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #beb2bd
  3. #bdbeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #b3b2be
  3. #beb3b2
  4. #bdbeb2

Square

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #b9b2be
  3. #beb3b2
  4. #b7beb2

Monochromatic

  1. #627375
  2. #89999b
  3. #b2bdbe
  4. #dbe1e1
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#b2bdbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #a0aaab
  3. #8e9798
  4. #7d8485
  5. #6b7172
  6. #595f5f
  7. #474c4c
  8. #353939
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bdbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #bac4c5
  3. #c1cacb
  4. #c9d1d2
  5. #d1d7d8
  6. #d9dedf
  7. #e0e5e5
  8. #e8ebec
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f7f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bdbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bdbe
  2. #adb7b8
  3. #a8b1b2
  4. #a3abab
  5. #9ea5a5
  6. #999f9f
  7. #949899
  8. #8f9293
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bcbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbcbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9babe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afbebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bcbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6bbbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0bebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bdbe {
  color: #b2bdbe;
}
Background
.bg-b2bdbe {
  background-color: #b2bdbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bdbe {
  border: 2px solid #b2bdbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bdbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 189 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bdbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bdbe, #b2b7be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bdbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 189 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.22 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.06 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.87 #4d4241 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2bdbe  rgb(178, 189, 190)  hsl(185, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#beb3b2  rgb(190, 179, 178)  hsl(5, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#beb2bd  rgb(190, 178, 189)  hsl(305, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bdbeb2  rgb(189, 190, 178)  hsl(65, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray