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#B3BAA8

#b3baa8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3baa8 is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.94% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.76% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.68% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 83.33°, with 11.54% saturation and 69.41% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 10.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.4753

Complementary

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #afa8ba

Split complementary

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #a8aaba
  3. #b8a8ba

Analogous

  1. #bab8a8
  2. #b3baa8
  3. #aabaa8

Triadic

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #a8b3ba
  3. #baa8b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #a8baaf
  3. #afa8ba
  4. #baa8b3

Square

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #a8bab8
  3. #afa8ba
  4. #baa8aa

Monochromatic

  1. #677059
  2. #8e987d
  3. #b3baa8
  4. #d8dcd3
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b3baa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #a1a797
  3. #8f9586
  4. #7d8276
  5. #6b7065
  6. #5a5d54
  7. #484a43
  8. #363832
  9. #242522
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3baa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #bbc1b1
  3. #c2c8b9
  4. #cacfc2
  5. #d1d6cb
  6. #d9ddd4
  7. #e1e3dc
  8. #e8eae5
  9. #f0f1ee
  10. #f7f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3baa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3baa8
  2. #aeb4a4
  3. #a9aea0
  4. #a4a99c
  5. #9fa398
  6. #9a9d94
  7. #949790
  8. #8f918c
  9. #8a8c88
  10. #858684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b8b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb8a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb7a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b8b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b9a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8b8a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b9b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3baa8 {
  color: #b3baa8;
}
Background
.bg-b3baa8 {
  background-color: #b3baa8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3baa8 {
  border: 2px solid #b3baa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3baa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 186 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 12% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3baa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3baa8, #aabaa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3baa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 186 168 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.18 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.27 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.22 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.22 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 11.63 #4c4557 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b3baa8  rgb(179, 186, 168)  hsl(83, 12%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#afa8ba  rgb(175, 168, 186)  hsl(263, 12%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a8b3ba  rgb(168, 179, 186)  hsl(203, 12%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#baa8b3  rgb(186, 168, 179)  hsl(323, 12%, 69%)  Rose Quartz