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#B7BAB2

#b7bab2 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7bab2 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 72.94% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.3% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 82.5°, with 5.48% saturation and 71.37% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.484

Complementary

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #b5b2ba

Split complementary

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #b2b3ba
  3. #b9b2ba

Analogous

  1. #bab9b2
  2. #b7bab2
  3. #b3bab2

Triadic

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #b2b7ba
  3. #bab2b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #b2bab5
  3. #b5b2ba
  4. #bab2b7

Square

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #b2bab9
  3. #b5b2ba
  4. #bab2b3

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6f64
  2. #91968a
  3. #b7bab2
  4. #dddeda
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b7bab2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #a5a7a0
  3. #92958e
  4. #80827d
  5. #6e706b
  6. #5c5d59
  7. #494a47
  8. #373835
  9. #252524
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bab2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #bec1ba
  3. #c5c8c1
  4. #cdcfc9
  5. #d4d6d1
  6. #dbddd9
  7. #e2e3e0
  8. #e9eae8
  9. #f1f1f0
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bab2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bab2
  2. #b2b4ad
  3. #acaea8
  4. #a7a9a3
  5. #a1a39e
  6. #9c9d99
  7. #969794
  8. #91918f
  9. #8b8c8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb9b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb9b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8b9b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9b9b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9b9b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7b9b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bab2 {
  color: #b7bab2;
}
Background
.bg-b7bab2 {
  background-color: #b7bab2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bab2 {
  border: 2px solid #b7bab2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bab2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 186 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 5% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bab2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bab2, #b3bab2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bab2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 186 178 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.08 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.09 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.09 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.72 #48454d Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b7bab2  rgb(183, 186, 178)  hsl(83, 5%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#b5b2ba  rgb(181, 178, 186)  hsl(263, 5%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b2b7ba  rgb(178, 183, 186)  hsl(203, 5%, 71%)  Silver
#bab2b7  rgb(186, 178, 183)  hsl(323, 5%, 71%)  Silver Pink