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#B5BFBD

#b5bfbd ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5bfbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 168°, with 7.25% saturation and 72.94% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.5076

Complementary

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #bfb5b7

Split complementary

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #bfb5bc
  3. #bfb8b5

Analogous

  1. #b5bfb8
  2. #b5bfbd
  3. #b5bcbf

Triadic

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #bdb5bf
  3. #bfbdb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #b5b7bf
  3. #bfb5b7
  4. #bfbdb5

Square

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #b8b5bf
  3. #bfb5b7
  4. #bcbfb5

Monochromatic

  1. #667572
  2. #8c9c98
  3. #b5bfbd
  4. #dee2e2
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#b5bfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #a3acaa
  3. #919997
  4. #7f8684
  5. #6d7371
  6. #5b605f
  7. #484c4c
  8. #363939
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #bcc5c4
  3. #c4ccca
  4. #cbd2d1
  5. #d3d9d7
  6. #dadfde
  7. #e1e5e5
  8. #e9eceb
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bfbd
  2. #b0b9b7
  3. #aab2b1
  4. #a5acab
  5. #a0a6a5
  6. #9ba09f
  7. #959998
  8. #909392
  9. #8b8d8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbcbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3bfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4bfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bfbd {
  color: #b5bfbd;
}
Background
.bg-b5bfbd {
  background-color: #b5bfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bfbd {
  border: 2px solid #b5bfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 168 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bfbd, #b5bcbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.63 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.15 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.37 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.46 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.50 #4a4042 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b5bfbd  rgb(181, 191, 189)  hsl(168, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bfb5b7  rgb(191, 181, 183)  hsl(348, 7%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#bdb5bf  rgb(189, 181, 191)  hsl(288, 7%, 73%)  Languid Lavender
#bfbdb5  rgb(191, 189, 181)  hsl(48, 7%, 73%)  Silver