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#BBBFB9

#bbbfb9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbbfb9 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, 74.9% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 4.48% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5133

Complementary

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #bdb9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #bab9bf
  3. #bfb9be

Analogous

  1. #bebfb9
  2. #bbbfb9
  3. #b9bfba

Triadic

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #b9bbbf
  3. #bfb9bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #b9bfbd
  3. #bdb9bf
  4. #bfb9bb

Square

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #b9bebf
  3. #bdb9bf
  4. #bfbab9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e756b
  2. #949a91
  3. #bbbfb9
  4. #e2e4e1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bbbfb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #a8aca7
  3. #969994
  4. #838682
  5. #70736f
  6. #5e605d
  7. #4b4c4a
  8. #383938
  9. #252625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbbfb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #c2c5c0
  3. #c9ccc7
  4. #cfd2ce
  5. #d6d9d5
  6. #dddfdc
  7. #e4e5e3
  8. #ebecea
  9. #f1f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbbfb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbbfb9
  2. #b5b9b3
  3. #afb2ae
  4. #a9aca8
  5. #a3a6a2
  6. #9ea09d
  7. #989997
  8. #929391
  9. #8c8d8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0beb9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbeb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbbebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebeb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbeb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbbfbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbbfb9 {
  color: #bbbfb9;
}
Background
.bg-bbbfb9 {
  background-color: #bbbfb9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbbfb9 {
  border: 2px solid #bbbfb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbbfb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 191 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbbfb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbbfb9, #b9bfba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbbfb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 191 185 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.98 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.03 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.60 #444046 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbbfb9  rgb(187, 191, 185)  hsl(100, 4%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bdb9bf  rgb(189, 185, 191)  hsl(280, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bbbf  rgb(185, 187, 191)  hsl(220, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bfb9bb  rgb(191, 185, 187)  hsl(340, 4%, 74%)  Silver