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#BBCEB5

#bbceb5 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbceb5 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.78% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.14% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 105.6°, with 20.33% saturation and 75.88% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.41.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5804

Complementary

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #c8b5ce

Split complementary

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #bbb5ce
  3. #ceb5c7

Analogous

  1. #c7ceb5
  2. #bbceb5
  3. #b5cebb

Triadic

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #b5bbce
  3. #ceb5bb

Tetradic

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #b5cec8
  3. #c8b5ce
  4. #ceb5bb

Square

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #b5c7ce
  3. #c8b5ce
  4. #cebbb5

Monochromatic

  1. #698d5d
  2. #91b087
  3. #bbceb5
  4. #e5ece3
  5. #f4f7f3

Shades

#bbceb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #a8b9a3
  3. #96a591
  4. #83907f
  5. #707c6d
  6. #5e675b
  7. #4b5248
  8. #383e36
  9. #252924
  10. #131512
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbceb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #c2d3bc
  3. #c9d8c4
  4. #cfddcb
  5. #d6e2d3
  6. #dde7da
  7. #e4ebe1
  8. #ebf0e9
  9. #f1f5f0
  10. #f8faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbceb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbceb5
  2. #b5c6b0
  3. #afbeaa
  4. #a9b7a5
  5. #a3afa0
  6. #9ea79b
  7. #989f95
  8. #929790
  9. #8c908b
  10. #868885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cbc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0cab4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc8b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baccc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cbb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6cab6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcdc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbceb5 {
  color: #bbceb5;
}
Background
.bg-bbceb5 {
  background-color: #bbceb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbceb5 {
  border: 2px solid #bbceb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbceb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 206 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 20% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbceb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbceb5, #b5cebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbceb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 206 181 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.41 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.80 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.62 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 9.74 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.27 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 10.73 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.28 #44314a Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbceb5  rgb(187, 206, 181)  hsl(106, 20%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c8b5ce  rgb(200, 181, 206)  hsl(286, 20%, 76%)  Thistle
#b5bbce  rgb(181, 187, 206)  hsl(226, 20%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#ceb5bb  rgb(206, 181, 187)  hsl(346, 20%, 76%)  Silver Pink