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#B4BCBA

#b4bcba ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b4bcba is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 73.73% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.06% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 165°, with 5.63% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.4921

Complementary

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #bcb4b6

Split complementary

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #bcb4ba
  3. #bcb6b4

Analogous

  1. #b4bcb6
  2. #b4bcba
  3. #b4babc

Triadic

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #bab4bc
  3. #bcbab4

Tetradic

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #b4b6bc
  3. #bcb4b6
  4. #bcbab4

Square

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #b6b4bc
  3. #bcb4b6
  4. #babcb4

Monochromatic

  1. #65726f
  2. #8c9895
  3. #b4bcba
  4. #dce0df
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#b4bcba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #a2a9a7
  3. #909695
  4. #7e8482
  5. #6c7170
  6. #5a5e5d
  7. #484b4a
  8. #363838
  9. #242625
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4bcba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #bcc3c1
  3. #c3c9c8
  4. #cbd0cf
  5. #d2d7d6
  6. #dadedd
  7. #e1e4e3
  8. #e9ebea
  9. #f0f2f1
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4bcba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4bcba
  2. #afb6b4
  3. #aab0ae
  4. #a4aaa9
  5. #9fa4a3
  6. #9a9e9d
  7. #959897
  8. #909291
  9. #8a8c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bbba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bababa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8bbba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7bbba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3bcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4bcba {
  color: #b4bcba;
}
Background
.bg-b4bcba {
  background-color: #b4bcba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4bcba {
  border: 2px solid #b4bcba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4bcba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 188 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 165 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4bcba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4bcba, #b4babc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4bcba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 188 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.40 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.40 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.04 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.53 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.53 #4b4345 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b4bcba  rgb(180, 188, 186)  hsl(165, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bcb4b6  rgb(188, 180, 182)  hsl(345, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bab4bc  rgb(186, 180, 188)  hsl(285, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bcbab4  rgb(188, 186, 180)  hsl(45, 6%, 72%)  Silver