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#B8BCB4

#b8bcb4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8bcb4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 73.73% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.26% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 5.63% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.4945

Complementary

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #b8b4bc

Split complementary

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #b4b4bc
  3. #bcb4bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbcb4
  2. #b8bcb4
  3. #b4bcb4

Triadic

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #b4b8bc
  3. #bcb4b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #b4bcb8
  3. #b8b4bc
  4. #bcb4b8

Square

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #b4bcbc
  3. #b8b4bc
  4. #bcb4b4

Monochromatic

  1. #6c7265
  2. #92988c
  3. #b8bcb4
  4. #dee0dc
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b8bcb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #a6a9a2
  3. #939690
  4. #81847e
  5. #6e716c
  6. #5c5e5a
  7. #4a4b48
  8. #373836
  9. #252624
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8bcb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #bfc3bc
  3. #c6c9c3
  4. #cdd0cb
  5. #d4d7d2
  6. #dcdeda
  7. #e3e4e1
  8. #eaebe9
  9. #f1f2f0
  10. #f8f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8bcb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8bcb4
  2. #b2b6af
  3. #adb0aa
  4. #a7aaa4
  5. #a2a49f
  6. #9c9e9a
  7. #969895
  8. #919290
  9. #8b8c8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbbb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcbbb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbbb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bbb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8bcb4 {
  color: #b8bcb4;
}
Background
.bg-b8bcb4 {
  background-color: #b8bcb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8bcb4 {
  border: 2px solid #b8bcb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8bcb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 188 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8bcb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8bcb4, #b4bcb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8bcb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 188 180 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.53 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.96 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.86 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.86 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.53 #47434b Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b8bcb4  rgb(184, 188, 180)  hsl(90, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b8b4bc  rgb(184, 180, 188)  hsl(270, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#b4b8bc  rgb(180, 184, 188)  hsl(210, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bcb4b8  rgb(188, 180, 184)  hsl(330, 6%, 72%)  Silver