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#B3C2C2

#b3c2c2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3c2c2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.08% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 10.95% saturation and 73.14% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.5206

Complementary

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #c2b3b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #c2b3bb
  3. #c2bbb3

Analogous

  1. #b3c2bb
  2. #b3c2c2
  3. #b3bbc2

Triadic

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #c2b3c2
  3. #c2c2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #b3b3c2
  3. #c2b3b3
  4. #c2c2b3

Square

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #bbb3c2
  3. #c2b3b3
  4. #bbc2b3

Monochromatic

  1. #627a7a
  2. #89a0a0
  3. #b3c2c2
  4. #dde4e4
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#b3c2c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #a1afaf
  3. #8f9b9b
  4. #7d8888
  5. #6b7474
  6. #5a6161
  7. #484e4e
  8. #363a3a
  9. #242727
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3c2c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #bbc8c8
  3. #c2cece
  4. #cad4d4
  5. #d1dada
  6. #d9e1e1
  7. #e1e7e7
  8. #e8eded
  9. #f0f3f3
  10. #f7f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3c2c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3c2c2
  2. #aebbbb
  3. #a9b5b5
  4. #a4aeae
  5. #9fa8a8
  6. #9aa1a1
  7. #949a9a
  8. #8f9494
  9. #8a8d8d
  10. #858787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bac0c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c0c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afc3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbc1c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9c0c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1c3c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3c2c2 {
  color: #b3c2c2;
}
Background
.bg-b3c2c2 {
  background-color: #b3c2c2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3c2c2 {
  border: 2px solid #b3c2c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3c2c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 194 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 11% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3c2c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3c2c2, #b3bbc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3c2c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 194 194 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.49 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.54 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.68 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.33 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.33 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 8.89 #4c3d3d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b3c2c2  rgb(179, 194, 194)  hsl(180, 11%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c2b3b3  rgb(194, 179, 179)  hsl(0, 11%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#c2b3c2  rgb(194, 179, 194)  hsl(300, 11%, 73%)  Languid Lavender
#c2c2b3  rgb(194, 194, 179)  hsl(60, 11%, 73%)  Ash Gray