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#B3BEBC

#b3bebc ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3bebc 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, 74.51% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.79% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 169.09°, with 7.8% saturation and 72.35% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.5004

Complementary

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #beb3b5

Split complementary

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #beb3ba
  3. #beb6b3

Analogous

  1. #b3beb6
  2. #b3bebc
  3. #b3babe

Triadic

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #bcb3be
  3. #bebcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #b3b5be
  3. #beb3b5
  4. #bebcb3

Square

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #b6b3be
  3. #beb3b5
  4. #babeb3

Monochromatic

  1. #647471
  2. #8a9b98
  3. #b3bebc
  4. #dce1e0
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#b3bebc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #a1aba9
  3. #8f9896
  4. #7d8584
  5. #6b7271
  6. #5a5f5e
  7. #484c4b
  8. #363938
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3bebc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #bbc5c3
  3. #c2cbc9
  4. #cad2d0
  5. #d1d8d7
  6. #d9dfde
  7. #e1e5e4
  8. #e8eceb
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f7f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3bebc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3bebc
  2. #aeb8b6
  3. #a9b2b0
  4. #a4abaa
  5. #9fa5a4
  6. #9a9f9e
  7. #949998
  8. #8f9392
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bdbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbdbc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbbbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0bfbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9bdbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b8bcbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1bebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3bebc {
  color: #b3bebc;
}
Background
.bg-b3bebc {
  background-color: #b3bebc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3bebc {
  border: 2px solid #b3bebc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3bebc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 190 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3bebc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3bebc, #b3babe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3bebc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 190 188 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.61 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.22 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.52 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.01 #4c4143 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b3bebc  rgb(179, 190, 188)  hsl(169, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#beb3b5  rgb(190, 179, 181)  hsl(349, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bcb3be  rgb(188, 179, 190)  hsl(289, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#bebcb3  rgb(190, 188, 179)  hsl(49, 8%, 72%)  Silver