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#B7BBB3

#b7bbb3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7bbb3 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, 73.33% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.28% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 5.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.4886

Complementary

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #b7b3bb

Split complementary

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #b3b3bb
  3. #bbb3bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbbb3
  2. #b7bbb3
  3. #b3bbb3

Triadic

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #b3b7bb
  3. #bbb3b7

Tetradic

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #b3bbb7
  3. #b7b3bb
  4. #bbb3b7

Square

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #b3bbbb
  3. #b7b3bb
  4. #bbb3b3

Monochromatic

  1. #6a7065
  2. #91978b
  3. #b7bbb3
  4. #dddfdb
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b7bbb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #a5a8a1
  3. #92968f
  4. #80837d
  5. #6e706b
  6. #5c5e5a
  7. #494b48
  8. #373836
  9. #252524
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7bbb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #bec2bb
  3. #c5c9c2
  4. #cdcfca
  5. #d4d6d1
  6. #dbddd9
  7. #e2e4e1
  8. #e9ebe8
  9. #f1f1f0
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7bbb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7bbb3
  2. #b2b5ae
  3. #acafa9
  4. #a7a9a4
  5. #a1a39f
  6. #9c9e9a
  7. #969894
  8. #91928f
  9. #8b8c8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9bab7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcbab3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbab3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b7bab9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #babab3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #babab3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7bab6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7bbb3 {
  color: #b7bbb3;
}
Background
.bg-b7bbb3 {
  background-color: #b7bbb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7bbb3 {
  border: 2px solid #b7bbb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7bbb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 187 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7bbb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7bbb3, #b3bbb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7bbb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 187 179 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.54 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.07 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.56 #48444c Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b7bbb3  rgb(183, 187, 179)  hsl(90, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b7b3bb  rgb(183, 179, 187)  hsl(270, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#b3b7bb  rgb(179, 183, 187)  hsl(210, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bbb3b7  rgb(187, 179, 183)  hsl(330, 6%, 72%)  Silver