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#B5BFB1

#b5bfb1 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5bfb1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 74.9% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.33% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 102.86°, with 9.86% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.5026

Complementary

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #bbb1bf

Split complementary

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #b4b1bf
  3. #bfb1bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbfb1
  2. #b5bfb1
  3. #b1bfb4

Triadic

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #b1b5bf
  3. #bfb1b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #b1bfbb
  3. #bbb1bf
  4. #bfb1b5

Square

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #b1bcbf
  3. #bbb1bf
  4. #bfb4b1

Monochromatic

  1. #677661
  2. #8d9d87
  3. #b5bfb1
  4. #dde1db
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#b5bfb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #a3ac9f
  3. #91998e
  4. #7f867c
  5. #6d736a
  6. #5b6059
  7. #484c47
  8. #363935
  9. #242623
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bfb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #bcc5b9
  3. #c4ccc1
  4. #cbd2c8
  5. #d3d9d0
  6. #dadfd8
  7. #e1e5e0
  8. #e9ece8
  9. #f0f2ef
  10. #f8f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bfb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bfb1
  2. #b0b9ac
  3. #aab2a7
  4. #a5aca2
  5. #a0a69d
  6. #9ba099
  7. #959994
  8. #90938f
  9. #8b8d8a
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bdb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bdb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebcb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5bebb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbeb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5beb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bfb1 {
  color: #b5bfb1;
}
Background
.bg-b5bfb1 {
  background-color: #b5bfb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bfb1 {
  border: 2px solid #b5bfb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bfb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 191 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 10% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bfb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bfb1, #b1bfb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bfb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 191 177 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.22 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.42 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.42 #4a404e Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b5bfb1  rgb(181, 191, 177)  hsl(103, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bbb1bf  rgb(187, 177, 191)  hsl(283, 10%, 72%)  Languid Lavender
#b1b5bf  rgb(177, 181, 191)  hsl(223, 10%, 72%)  Silver
#bfb1b5  rgb(191, 177, 181)  hsl(343, 10%, 72%)  Silver Pink