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#BAC5BB

#bac5bb ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bac5bb 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, 77.25% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.08% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 125.45°, with 8.66% saturation and 75.1% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.5396

Complementary

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #c5bac4

Split complementary

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #c1bac5
  3. #c5babf

Analogous

  1. #bfc5ba
  2. #bac5bb
  3. #bac5c1

Triadic

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #bbbac5
  3. #c5bbba

Tetradic

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #bac4c5
  3. #c5bac4
  4. #c5bbba

Square

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #babfc5
  3. #c5bac4
  4. #c5c1ba

Monochromatic

  1. #697d6b
  2. #90a292
  3. #bac5bb
  4. #e4e8e4
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bac5bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #a7b1a8
  3. #959e96
  4. #828a83
  5. #707670
  6. #5d635e
  7. #4a4f4b
  8. #383b38
  9. #252725
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bac5bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #c1cbc2
  3. #c8d1c9
  4. #cfd6cf
  5. #d6dcd6
  6. #dde2dd
  7. #e3e8e4
  8. #eaeeeb
  9. #f1f3f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bac5bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bac5bb
  2. #b4beb5
  3. #aeb7af
  4. #a9b0a9
  5. #a3a9a3
  6. #9da39e
  7. #979c98
  8. #919592
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c4bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9c5bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bac5bb {
  color: #bac5bb;
}
Background
.bg-bac5bb {
  background-color: #bac5bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bac5bb {
  border: 2px solid #bac5bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bac5bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 186 197 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 125 9% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bac5bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bac5bb, #bac5c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bac5bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(186 197 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 1.94 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.66 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.71 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.45 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.47 #453a44 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bac5bb  rgb(186, 197, 187)  hsl(125, 9%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c5bac4  rgb(197, 186, 196)  hsl(305, 9%, 75%)  Languid Lavender
#bbbac5  rgb(187, 186, 197)  hsl(245, 9%, 75%)  Silver
#c5bbba  rgb(197, 187, 186)  hsl(5, 9%, 75%)  Silver