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#BBCCB5

#bbccb5 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbccb5 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 104.35°, with 18.4% saturation and 75.49% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.5.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5709

Complementary

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #c6b5cc

Split complementary

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #bbb5cc
  3. #ccb5c6

Analogous

  1. #c6ccb5
  2. #bbccb5
  3. #b5ccbb

Triadic

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #b5bbcc
  3. #ccb5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #b5ccc6
  3. #c6b5cc
  4. #ccb5bb

Square

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #b5c6cc
  3. #c6b5cc
  4. #ccbbb5

Monochromatic

  1. #6a895f
  2. #91ad88
  3. #bbccb5
  4. #e5ebe2
  5. #f4f7f3

Shades

#bbccb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #a8b8a3
  3. #96a391
  4. #838f7f
  5. #707a6d
  6. #5e665b
  7. #4b5248
  8. #383d36
  9. #252924
  10. #131412
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbccb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #c2d1bc
  3. #c9d6c4
  4. #cfdbcb
  5. #d6e0d3
  6. #dde6da
  7. #e4ebe1
  8. #ebf0e9
  9. #f1f5f0
  10. #f8faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbccb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbccb5
  2. #b5c4b0
  3. #afbdaa
  4. #a9b5a5
  5. #a3aea0
  6. #9ea69b
  7. #989e95
  8. #929790
  9. #8c8f8b
  10. #868885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c9c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec8b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc6b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbcac5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7cab4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5c9b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcbbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbccb5 {
  color: #bbccb5;
}
Background
.bg-bbccb5 {
  background-color: #bbccb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbccb5 {
  border: 2px solid #bbccb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbccb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 204 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 104 18% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbccb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbccb5, #b5ccbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbccb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 204 181 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.50 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.35 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 10.47 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.67 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.78 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.11 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 11.54 #44334a Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbccb5  rgb(187, 204, 181)  hsl(104, 18%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c6b5cc  rgb(198, 181, 204)  hsl(284, 18%, 75%)  Thistle
#b5bbcc  rgb(181, 187, 204)  hsl(224, 18%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#ccb5bb  rgb(204, 181, 187)  hsl(344, 18%, 75%)  Silver Pink