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#B7C4BE

#b7c4be ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7c4be 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, 76.86% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.06% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 152.31°, with 9.92% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.5326

Complementary

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #c4b7bd

Split complementary

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #c4b7c3
  3. #c4b7b7

Analogous

  1. #b7c4b7
  2. #b7c4be
  3. #b7c3c4

Triadic

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #beb7c4
  3. #c4beb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #b7bdc4
  3. #c4b7bd
  4. #c4beb7

Square

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #b7b7c4
  3. #c4b7bd
  4. #c3c4b7

Monochromatic

  1. #667c72
  2. #8da298
  3. #b7c4be
  4. #e1e6e4
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#b7c4be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #a5b0ab
  3. #929d98
  4. #808985
  5. #6e7672
  6. #5c625f
  7. #494e4c
  8. #373b39
  9. #252726
  10. #121413
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7c4be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #becac5
  3. #c5d0cb
  4. #cdd6d2
  5. #d4dcd8
  6. #dbe2df
  7. #e2e7e5
  8. #e9edec
  9. #f1f3f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7c4be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7c4be
  2. #b2bdb8
  3. #acb6b2
  4. #a7b0ab
  5. #a1a9a5
  6. #9ca29f
  7. #969b99
  8. #919493
  9. #8b8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdc2c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c2be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c0be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfc3be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdc2be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b6c4c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7c4be {
  color: #b7c4be;
}
Background
.bg-b7c4be {
  background-color: #b7c4be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7c4be {
  border: 2px solid #b7c4be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7c4be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 196 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 152 10% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7c4be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7c4be, #b7c3c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7c4be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 196 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.10 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 4.97 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.15 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 7.43 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.42 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.42 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.67 #483b41 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b7c4be  rgb(183, 196, 190)  hsl(152, 10%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#c4b7bd  rgb(196, 183, 189)  hsl(332, 10%, 74%)  Silver Pink
#beb7c4  rgb(190, 183, 196)  hsl(272, 10%, 74%)  Languid Lavender
#c4beb7  rgb(196, 190, 183)  hsl(32, 10%, 74%)  Silver