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#B4C2BE

#b4c2be ≈ Ash Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b4c2be is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 76.08% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.06% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 162.86°, with 10.29% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.52

Complementary

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #c2b4b8

Split complementary

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #c2b4bf
  3. #c2b7b4

Analogous

  1. #b4c2b7
  2. #b4c2be
  3. #b4bfc2

Triadic

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #beb4c2
  3. #c2beb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #b4b8c2
  3. #c2b4b8
  4. #c2beb4

Square

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #b7b4c2
  3. #c2b4b8
  4. #bfc2b4

Monochromatic

  1. #637a73
  2. #8aa099
  3. #b4c2be
  4. #dee4e3
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#b4c2be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #a2afab
  3. #909b98
  4. #7e8885
  5. #6c7472
  6. #5a615f
  7. #484e4c
  8. #363a39
  9. #242726
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4c2be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #bcc8c5
  3. #c3cecb
  4. #cbd4d2
  5. #d2dad8
  6. #dae1df
  7. #e1e7e5
  8. #e9edec
  9. #f0f3f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4c2be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4c2be
  2. #afbbb8
  3. #aab5b2
  4. #a4aeab
  5. #9fa8a5
  6. #9aa19f
  7. #959a99
  8. #909493
  9. #8a8d8c
  10. #858786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbc0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1c0be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1c2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcc1be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bac0be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2c2c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4c2be {
  color: #b4c2be;
}
Background
.bg-b4c2be {
  background-color: #b4c2be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b4c2be {
  border: 2px solid #b4c2be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4c2be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 194 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 10% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4c2be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4c2be, #b4bfc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4c2be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 194 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.60 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.81 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.03 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.23 #4b3d41 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b4c2be  rgb(180, 194, 190)  hsl(163, 10%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c2b4b8  rgb(194, 180, 184)  hsl(343, 10%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#beb4c2  rgb(190, 180, 194)  hsl(283, 10%, 73%)  Languid Lavender
#c2beb4  rgb(194, 190, 180)  hsl(43, 10%, 73%)  Silver