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#B7BBAB

#b7bbab ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7bbab is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 73.33% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.56% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 10.53% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4855

Complementary

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #afabbb

Split complementary

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #abafbb
  3. #b7abbb

Analogous

  1. #bbb7ab
  2. #b7bbab
  3. #afbbab

Triadic

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #abb7bb
  3. #bbabb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #abbbaf
  3. #afabbb
  4. #bbabb7

Square

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #abbbb7
  3. #afabbb
  4. #bbabaf

Monochromatic

  1. #6c715c
  2. #939981
  3. #b7bbab
  4. #dbddd5
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b7bbab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #a5a89a
  3. #929689
  4. #808378
  5. #6e7067
  6. #5c5e56
  7. #494b44
  8. #373833
  9. #252522
  10. #121311
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bbab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #bec2b3
  3. #c5c9bc
  4. #cdcfc4
  5. #d4d6cd
  6. #dbddd5
  7. #e2e4dd
  8. #e9ebe6
  9. #f1f1ee
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bbab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bbab
  2. #b2b5a7
  3. #acafa2
  4. #a7a99e
  5. #a1a39a
  6. #9c9e96
  7. #969891
  8. #91928d
  9. #8b8c89
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8bab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb9aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb9ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9b9b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbaaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbaab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bbab {
  color: #b7bbab;
}
Background
.bg-b7bbab {
  background-color: #b7bbab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bbab {
  border: 2px solid #b7bbab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bbab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 187 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 11% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bbab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bbab, #afbbab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bbab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 187 171 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.24 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.35 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.29 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.68 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.35 #484454 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b7bbab  rgb(183, 187, 171)  hsl(75, 11%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#afabbb  rgb(175, 171, 187)  hsl(255, 11%, 70%)  Rose Quartz
#abb7bb  rgb(171, 183, 187)  hsl(195, 11%, 70%)  Pastel Blue
#bbabb7  rgb(187, 171, 183)  hsl(315, 11%, 70%)  Pastel Purple