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#B6C0BB

#b6c0bb ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6c0bb 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, 75.29% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.6% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 150°, with 7.35% saturation and 73.33% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.5123

Complementary

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #c0b6bb

Split complementary

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #c0b6c0
  3. #c0b6b6

Analogous

  1. #b6c0b6
  2. #b6c0bb
  3. #b6c0c0

Triadic

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #bbb6c0
  3. #c0bbb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #b6bbc0
  3. #c0b6bb
  4. #c0bbb6

Square

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #b6b6c0
  3. #c0b6bb
  4. #c0c0b6

Monochromatic

  1. #66776e
  2. #8d9d95
  3. #b6c0bb
  4. #dfe3e1
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#b6c0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #a4ada8
  3. #929a96
  4. #7f8683
  5. #6d7370
  6. #5b605e
  7. #494d4b
  8. #373a38
  9. #242625
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6c0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #bdc6c2
  3. #c5cdc9
  4. #ccd3cf
  5. #d3d9d6
  6. #dbe0dd
  7. #e2e6e4
  8. #e9eceb
  9. #f0f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6c0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6c0bb
  2. #b1bab5
  3. #abb3af
  4. #a6ada9
  5. #a0a6a3
  6. #9ba09e
  7. #969a98
  8. #909392
  9. #8b8d8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbfbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bebb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebdbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4c0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbfbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5c0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6c0bb {
  color: #b6c0bb;
}
Background
.bg-b6c0bb {
  background-color: #b6c0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6c0bb {
  border: 2px solid #b6c0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6c0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 192 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6c0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6c0bb, #b6c0c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6c0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 192 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.25 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.87 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.16 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.89 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.13 #493f44 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b6c0bb  rgb(182, 192, 187)  hsl(150, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#c0b6bb  rgb(192, 182, 187)  hsl(330, 7%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#bbb6c0  rgb(187, 182, 192)  hsl(270, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#c0bbb6  rgb(192, 187, 182)  hsl(30, 7%, 73%)  Silver