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#B7C2BA

#b7c2ba ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7c2ba 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, 76.08% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.67% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.12% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 136.36°, with 8.27% saturation and 73.92% 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.522

Complementary

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #c2b7bf

Split complementary

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #bfb7c2
  3. #c2b7b9

Analogous

  1. #b9c2b7
  2. #b7c2ba
  3. #b7c2bf

Triadic

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #bab7c2
  3. #c2bab7

Tetradic

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #b7bfc2
  3. #c2b7bf
  4. #c2bab7

Square

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #b7b9c2
  3. #c2b7bf
  4. #c2bfb7

Monochromatic

  1. #67796c
  2. #8e9f92
  3. #b7c2ba
  4. #e0e5e2
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#b7c2ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #a5afa7
  3. #929b95
  4. #808882
  5. #6e7470
  6. #5c615d
  7. #494e4a
  8. #373a38
  9. #252725
  10. #121313
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7c2ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #bec8c1
  3. #c5cec8
  4. #cdd4cf
  5. #d4dad6
  6. #dbe1dd
  7. #e2e7e3
  8. #e9edea
  9. #f1f3f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7c2ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7c2ba
  2. #b2bbb4
  3. #acb5ae
  4. #a7aea9
  5. #a1a8a3
  6. #9ca19d
  7. #969a97
  8. #919491
  9. #8b8d8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcc0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2c0ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6c2c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bec1ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcc0ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6c2bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7c2ba {
  color: #b7c2ba;
}
Background
.bg-b7c2ba {
  background-color: #b7c2ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7c2ba {
  border: 2px solid #b7c2ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7c2ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 194 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 136 8% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7c2ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7c2ba, #b7c2bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7c2ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 194 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.30 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.05 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.59 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.59 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.31 #483d45 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b7c2ba  rgb(183, 194, 186)  hsl(136, 8%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#c2b7bf  rgb(194, 183, 191)  hsl(316, 8%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#bab7c2  rgb(186, 183, 194)  hsl(256, 8%, 74%)  Silver
#c2bab7  rgb(194, 186, 183)  hsl(16, 8%, 74%)  Silver