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#B6BCB1

#b6bcb1 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6bcb1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 73.73% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.19% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.85% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 92.73°, with 7.59% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.4909

Complementary

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #b7b1bc

Split complementary

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #b2b1bc
  3. #bcb1bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcb1
  2. #b6bcb1
  3. #b1bcb2

Triadic

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #b1b6bc
  3. #bcb1b6

Tetradic

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #b1bcb7
  3. #b7b1bc
  4. #bcb1b6

Square

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #b1bcbc
  3. #b7b1bc
  4. #bcb2b1

Monochromatic

  1. #697262
  2. #8f9988
  3. #b6bcb1
  4. #dddfda
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b6bcb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #a4a99f
  3. #92968e
  4. #7f847c
  5. #6d716a
  6. #5b5e59
  7. #494b47
  8. #373835
  9. #242623
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6bcb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #bdc3b9
  3. #c5c9c1
  4. #ccd0c8
  5. #d3d7d0
  6. #dbded8
  7. #e2e4e0
  8. #e9ebe8
  9. #f0f2ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6bcb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6bcb1
  2. #b1b6ac
  3. #abb0a7
  4. #a6aaa2
  5. #a0a49d
  6. #9b9e99
  7. #969894
  8. #90928f
  9. #8b8c8a
  10. #858685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbab0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbab1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bbb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babbb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babbb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6bbb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6bcb1 {
  color: #b6bcb1;
}
Background
.bg-b6bcb1 {
  background-color: #b6bcb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6bcb1 {
  border: 2px solid #b6bcb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6bcb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 188 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6bcb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6bcb1, #b1bcb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6bcb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 188 177 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.57 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.85 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.16 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.15 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.15 #49434e Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b6bcb1  rgb(182, 188, 177)  hsl(93, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b7b1bc  rgb(183, 177, 188)  hsl(273, 8%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#b1b6bc  rgb(177, 182, 188)  hsl(213, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb1b6  rgb(188, 177, 182)  hsl(333, 8%, 72%)  Silver Pink