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#BAC0BB

#bac0bb ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bac0bb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.94% red, 75.29% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.6% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 130°, with 4.55% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.5173

Complementary

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #c0babf

Split complementary

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #bebac0
  3. #c0babc

Analogous

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #bac0bb
  3. #bac0be

Triadic

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #bbbac0
  3. #c0bbba

Tetradic

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #babfc0
  3. #c0babf
  4. #c0bbba

Square

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #babcc0
  3. #c0babf
  4. #c0beba

Monochromatic

  1. #6b766d
  2. #929b94
  3. #bac0bb
  4. #e2e5e2
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#bac0bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #a7ada8
  3. #959a96
  4. #828683
  5. #707370
  6. #5d605e
  7. #4a4d4b
  8. #383a38
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bac0bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #c1c6c2
  3. #c8cdc9
  4. #cfd3cf
  5. #d6d9d6
  6. #dde0dd
  7. #e3e6e4
  8. #eaeceb
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bac0bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bac0bb
  2. #b4bab5
  3. #aeb3af
  4. #a9ada9
  5. #a3a6a3
  6. #9da09e
  7. #979a98
  8. #919392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbfbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bfbb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebfbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbfbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bac0bb {
  color: #bac0bb;
}
Background
.bg-bac0bb {
  background-color: #bac0bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bac0bb {
  border: 2px solid #bac0bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bac0bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 192 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bac0bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bac0bb, #bac0be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bac0bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 192 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.50 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.40 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.72 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.72 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.32 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.32 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.87 #453f44 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bac0bb  rgb(186, 192, 187)  hsl(130, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#c0babf  rgb(192, 186, 191)  hsl(310, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbac0  rgb(187, 186, 192)  hsl(250, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#c0bbba  rgb(192, 187, 186)  hsl(10, 5%, 74%)  Silver