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#BBBBAD

#bbbbad ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbbad is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 73.33% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.49% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 9.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4912

Complementary

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #adadbb

Split complementary

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #adb4bb
  3. #b4adbb

Analogous

  1. #bbb4ad
  2. #bbbbad
  3. #b4bbad

Triadic

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #adbbbb
  3. #bbadbb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #adbbad
  3. #adadbb
  4. #bbadbb

Square

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #adbbb4
  3. #adadbb
  4. #bbadb4

Monochromatic

  1. #71715e
  2. #989883
  3. #bbbbad
  4. #deded7
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bbbbad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #a8a89c
  3. #96968a
  4. #838379
  5. #707068
  6. #5e5e57
  7. #4b4b45
  8. #383834
  9. #252523
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbbad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #c2c2b5
  3. #c9c9bd
  4. #cfcfc6
  5. #d6d6ce
  6. #ddddd6
  7. #e4e4de
  8. #ebebe6
  9. #f1f1ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbbad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbbad
  2. #b5b5a9
  3. #afafa4
  4. #a9a9a0
  5. #a3a39b
  6. #9e9e97
  7. #989892
  8. #92928e
  9. #8c8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebaac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebaad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdb9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbaad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbbad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcbab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbbad {
  color: #bbbbad;
}
Background
.bg-bbbbad {
  background-color: #bbbbad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbbad {
  border: 2px solid #bbbbad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbbad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 187 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbbad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbbad, #b4bbad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbbad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 187 173 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.39 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.28 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.96 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.23 #444452 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbbbad  rgb(187, 187, 173)  hsl(60, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#adadbb  rgb(173, 173, 187)  hsl(240, 9%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#adbbbb  rgb(173, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bbadbb  rgb(187, 173, 187)  hsl(300, 9%, 71%)  Pastel Purple