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#B8BEB8

#b8beb8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b8beb8 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, 74.51% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.16% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 4.41% saturation and 73.33% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5048

Complementary

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #beb8be

Split complementary

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #bbb8be
  3. #beb8bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbeb8
  2. #b8beb8
  3. #b8bebb

Triadic

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #b8b8be
  3. #beb8b8

Tetradic

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #b8bebe
  3. #beb8be
  4. #beb8b8

Square

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #b8bbbe
  3. #beb8be
  4. #bebbb8

Monochromatic

  1. #6a736a
  2. #909990
  3. #b8beb8
  4. #e0e3e0
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#b8beb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #a6aba6
  3. #939893
  4. #818581
  5. #6e726e
  6. #5c5f5c
  7. #4a4c4a
  8. #373937
  9. #252625
  10. #121312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8beb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #bfc5bf
  3. #c6cbc6
  4. #cdd2cd
  5. #d4d8d4
  6. #dcdfdc
  7. #e3e5e3
  8. #eaecea
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8beb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8beb8
  2. #b2b8b2
  3. #adb2ad
  4. #a7aba7
  5. #a2a5a2
  6. #9c9f9c
  7. #969996
  8. #919391
  9. #8b8c8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbdbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebdb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbcb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8bebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbdb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8bebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8beb8 {
  color: #b8beb8;
}
Background
.bg-b8beb8 {
  background-color: #b8beb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b8beb8 {
  border: 2px solid #b8beb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8beb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 190 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 4% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8beb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8beb8, #b8bebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8beb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 190 184 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.08 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.14 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.38 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.76 #474147 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b8beb8  rgb(184, 190, 184)  hsl(120, 4%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#beb8be  rgb(190, 184, 190)  hsl(300, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#b8b8be  rgb(184, 184, 190)  hsl(240, 4%, 73%)  Silver
#beb8b8  rgb(190, 184, 184)  hsl(0, 4%, 73%)  Silver