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#BBC8BE

#bbc8be ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bbc8be is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 78.43% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 133.85°, with 10.57% saturation and 75.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.5559

Complementary

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #c8bbc5

Split complementary

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #c4bbc8
  3. #c8bbbe

Analogous

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #bbc8be
  3. #bbc8c4

Triadic

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #bebbc8
  3. #c8bebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #bbc5c8
  3. #c8bbc5
  4. #c8bebb

Square

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #bbbec8
  3. #c8bbc5
  4. #c8c4bb

Monochromatic

  1. #69816e
  2. #91a696
  3. #bbc8be
  4. #e5eae6
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bbc8be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #a8b4ab
  3. #96a098
  4. #838c85
  5. #707872
  6. #5e645f
  7. #4b504c
  8. #383c39
  9. #252826
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbc8be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #c2cec5
  3. #c9d3cb
  4. #cfd9d2
  5. #d6ded8
  6. #dde4df
  7. #e4e9e5
  8. #ebefec
  9. #f1f4f2
  10. #f8faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbc8be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbc8be
  2. #b5c1b8
  3. #afbab2
  4. #a9b2ab
  5. #a3aba5
  6. #9ea49f
  7. #989d99
  8. #929693
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c6be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c4be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9c8c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c7be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c6be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bac8c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbc8be {
  color: #bbc8be;
}
Background
.bg-bbc8be {
  background-color: #bbc8be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbc8be {
  border: 2px solid #bbc8be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbc8be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 200 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbc8be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbc8be, #bbc8c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbc8be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 200 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.57 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.24 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.94 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.25 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.75 #443741 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbc8be  rgb(187, 200, 190)  hsl(134, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c8bbc5  rgb(200, 187, 197)  hsl(314, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bebbc8  rgb(190, 187, 200)  hsl(254, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c8bebb  rgb(200, 190, 187)  hsl(14, 11%, 76%)  Silver