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#b2beb5 Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2beb5 (Ash Gray) 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, 74.51% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.74% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 135°, 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA).

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4963

Complementary

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #beb2bb

Split complementary

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #bbb2be
  3. #beb2b5

Analogous

  1. #b5beb2
  2. #b2beb5
  3. #b2bebb

Triadic

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #b5b2be
  3. #beb5b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #b2bbbe
  3. #beb2bb
  4. #beb5b2

Square

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #b2b5be
  3. #beb2bb
  4. #bebbb2

Monochromatic

  1. #627567
  2. #899b8d
  3. #b2beb5
  4. #dbe1dd
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#b2beb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #a0aba3
  3. #8e9891
  4. #7d857f
  5. #6b726d
  6. #595f5b
  7. #474c48
  8. #353936
  9. #242624
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2beb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #bac5bc
  3. #c1cbc4
  4. #c9d2cb
  5. #d1d8d3
  6. #d9dfda
  7. #e0e5e1
  8. #e8ece9
  9. #f0f2f0
  10. #f7f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2beb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2beb5
  2. #adb8b0
  3. #a8b2aa
  4. #a3aba5
  5. #9ea5a0
  6. #999f9b
  7. #949995
  8. #8f9390
  9. #8a8c8b
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bcb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbab5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0bebb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bdb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bcb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1beb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2beb5 {
  color: #b2beb5;
}
Background
.bg-b2beb5 {
  background-color: #b2beb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2beb5 {
  border: 2px solid #b2beb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2beb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 190 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2beb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2beb5, #b2bebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2beb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 190 181 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.19 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.76 #4d414a Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2beb5  rgb(178, 190, 181)  hsl(135, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#beb2bb  rgb(190, 178, 187)  hsl(315, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b5b2be  rgb(181, 178, 190)  hsl(255, 8%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#beb5b2  rgb(190, 181, 178)  hsl(15, 8%, 72%)  Silver