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#BBC2B6

#bbc2b6 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc2b6 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, 76.08% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.19% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 95°, with 8.96% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5253

Complementary

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #bdb6c2

Split complementary

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #b7b6c2
  3. #c2b6c1

Analogous

  1. #c1c2b6
  2. #bbc2b6
  3. #b6c2b7

Triadic

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #b6bbc2
  3. #c2b6bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #b6c2bd
  3. #bdb6c2
  4. #c2b6bb

Square

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #b6c1c2
  3. #bdb6c2
  4. #c2b7b6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e7a66
  2. #949f8c
  3. #bbc2b6
  4. #e2e5e0
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#bbc2b6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #a8afa4
  3. #969b92
  4. #83887f
  5. #70746d
  6. #5e615b
  7. #4b4e49
  8. #383a37
  9. #252724
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc2b6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #c2c8bd
  3. #c9cec5
  4. #cfd4cc
  5. #d6dad3
  6. #dde1db
  7. #e4e7e2
  8. #ebede9
  9. #f1f3f0
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc2b6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc2b6
  2. #b5bbb1
  3. #afb5ab
  4. #a9aea6
  5. #a3a8a0
  6. #9ea19b
  7. #989a96
  8. #929490
  9. #8c8d8b
  10. #868785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bec1bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c0b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c0b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc1be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0c1b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfc1b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc1bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc2b6 {
  color: #bbc2b6;
}
Background
.bg-bbc2b6 {
  background-color: #bbc2b6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc2b6 {
  border: 2px solid #bbc2b6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc2b6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 194 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 95 9% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc2b6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc2b6, #b6c2b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc2b6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 194 182 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.64 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.25 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.35 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.67 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.55 #443d49 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbc2b6  rgb(187, 194, 182)  hsl(95, 9%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bdb6c2  rgb(189, 182, 194)  hsl(275, 9%, 74%)  Languid Lavender
#b6bbc2  rgb(182, 187, 194)  hsl(215, 9%, 74%)  Silver
#c2b6bb  rgb(194, 182, 187)  hsl(335, 9%, 74%)  Silver Pink