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#B3BCB9

#b3bcb9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3bcb9 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.73% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.6% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 6.29% saturation and 71.96% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.4905

Complementary

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #bcb3b6

Split complementary

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #bcb3ba
  3. #bcb4b3

Analogous

  1. #b3bcb4
  2. #b3bcb9
  3. #b3babc

Triadic

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #b9b3bc
  3. #bcb9b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #b3b6bc
  3. #bcb3b6
  4. #bcb9b3

Square

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #b4b3bc
  3. #bcb3b6
  4. #babcb3

Monochromatic

  1. #64726d
  2. #8a9894
  3. #b3bcb9
  4. #dce0de
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b3bcb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #a1a9a7
  3. #8f9694
  4. #7d8482
  5. #6b716f
  6. #5a5e5d
  7. #484b4a
  8. #363838
  9. #242625
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3bcb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #bbc3c0
  3. #c2c9c7
  4. #cad0ce
  5. #d1d7d5
  6. #d9dedc
  7. #e1e4e3
  8. #e8ebea
  9. #f0f2f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3bcb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3bcb9
  2. #aeb6b3
  3. #a9b0ae
  4. #a4aaa8
  5. #9fa4a2
  6. #9a9e9d
  7. #949897
  8. #8f9291
  9. #8a8c8b
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7bbba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9b9b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bbb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2bcba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3bcb9 {
  color: #b3bcb9;
}
Background
.bg-b3bcb9 {
  background-color: #b3bcb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3bcb9 {
  border: 2px solid #b3bcb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3bcb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 188 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3bcb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3bcb9, #b3babc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3bcb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 188 185 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.28 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.95 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.16 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.98 #4c4346 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b3bcb9  rgb(179, 188, 185)  hsl(160, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bcb3b6  rgb(188, 179, 182)  hsl(340, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b9b3bc  rgb(185, 179, 188)  hsl(280, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb9b3  rgb(188, 185, 179)  hsl(40, 6%, 72%)  Silver