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#B2BEBE

#b2bebe ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2bebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.5001

Complementary

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #beb2b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #beb2b8
  3. #beb8b2

Analogous

  1. #b2beb8
  2. #b2bebe
  3. #b2b8be

Triadic

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #beb2be
  3. #bebeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #b2b2be
  3. #beb2b2
  4. #bebeb2

Square

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #b8b2be
  3. #beb2b2
  4. #b8beb2

Monochromatic

  1. #627575
  2. #899b9b
  3. #b2bebe
  4. #dbe1e1
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#b2bebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #a0abab
  3. #8e9898
  4. #7d8585
  5. #6b7272
  6. #595f5f
  7. #474c4c
  8. #353939
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2bebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #bac5c5
  3. #c1cbcb
  4. #c9d2d2
  5. #d1d8d8
  6. #d9dfdf
  7. #e0e5e5
  8. #e8ecec
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2bebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2bebe
  2. #adb8b8
  3. #a8b2b2
  4. #a3abab
  5. #9ea5a5
  6. #999f9f
  7. #949999
  8. #8f9393
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bdbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbdbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babbbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bdbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bcbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0bfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2bebe {
  color: #b2bebe;
}
Background
.bg-b2bebe {
  background-color: #b2bebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2bebe {
  border: 2px solid #b2bebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2bebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 190 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2bebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2bebe, #b2b8be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2bebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 190 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.43 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.56 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.07 #4d4141 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2bebe  rgb(178, 190, 190)  hsl(180, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#beb2b2  rgb(190, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#beb2be  rgb(190, 178, 190)  hsl(300, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bebeb2  rgb(190, 190, 178)  hsl(60, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray