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#B5BFBF

#b5bfbf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5bfbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.5085

Complementary

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #bfb5b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #bfb5ba
  3. #bfbab5

Analogous

  1. #b5bfba
  2. #b5bfbf
  3. #b5babf

Triadic

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #bfb5bf
  3. #bfbfb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #b5b5bf
  3. #bfb5b5
  4. #bfbfb5

Square

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #bab5bf
  3. #bfb5b5
  4. #babfb5

Monochromatic

  1. #667575
  2. #8c9c9c
  3. #b5bfbf
  4. #dee2e2
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#b5bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #a3acac
  3. #919999
  4. #7f8686
  5. #6d7373
  6. #5b6060
  7. #484c4c
  8. #363939
  9. #242626
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #bcc5c5
  3. #c4cccc
  4. #cbd2d2
  5. #d3d9d9
  6. #dadfdf
  7. #e1e5e5
  8. #e9ecec
  9. #f0f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5bfbf
  2. #b0b9b9
  3. #aab2b2
  4. #a5acac
  5. #a0a6a6
  6. #9ba0a0
  7. #959999
  8. #909393
  9. #8b8d8d
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbcbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2c0bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9bdbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3bfbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5bfbf {
  color: #b5bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-b5bfbf {
  background-color: #b5bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #b5bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5bfbf, #b5babf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.68 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.24 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.25 #4a4040 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b5bfbf  rgb(181, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bfb5b5  rgb(191, 181, 181)  hsl(0, 7%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#bfb5bf  rgb(191, 181, 191)  hsl(300, 7%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#bfbfb5  rgb(191, 191, 181)  hsl(60, 7%, 73%)  Silver