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#B9BFB4

#b9bfb4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9bfb4 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 74.9% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.76% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 92.73°, with 7.91% saturation and 72.75% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.5087

Complementary

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #bab4bf

Split complementary

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #b5b4bf
  3. #bfb4bf

Analogous

  1. #bfbfb4
  2. #b9bfb4
  3. #b4bfb5

Triadic

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #b4b9bf
  3. #bfb4b9

Tetradic

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #b4bfba
  3. #bab4bf
  4. #bfb4b9

Square

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #b4bfbf
  3. #bab4bf
  4. #bfb5b4

Monochromatic

  1. #6c7664
  2. #929c8b
  3. #b9bfb4
  4. #e0e2dd
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#b9bfb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #a7aca2
  3. #949990
  4. #82867e
  5. #6f736c
  6. #5d605a
  7. #4a4c48
  8. #383936
  9. #252624
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9bfb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #c0c5bc
  3. #c7ccc3
  4. #ced2cb
  5. #d5d9d2
  6. #dcdfda
  7. #e3e5e1
  8. #eaece9
  9. #f1f2f0
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9bfb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9bfb4
  2. #b3b9af
  3. #aeb2aa
  4. #a8aca4
  5. #a2a69f
  6. #9da09a
  7. #979995
  8. #919390
  9. #8b8d8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbeb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bdb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbdb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9bebc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbeb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbeb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9beb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9bfb4 {
  color: #b9bfb4;
}
Background
.bg-b9bfb4 {
  background-color: #b9bfb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9bfb4 {
  border: 2px solid #b9bfb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9bfb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 191 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 8% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9bfb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9bfb4, #b4bfb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9bfb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 191 180 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.70 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.63 #46404b Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b9bfb4  rgb(185, 191, 180)  hsl(93, 8%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bab4bf  rgb(186, 180, 191)  hsl(273, 8%, 73%)  Silver
#b4b9bf  rgb(180, 185, 191)  hsl(213, 8%, 73%)  Silver
#bfb4b9  rgb(191, 180, 185)  hsl(333, 8%, 73%)  Silver Pink