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#bcbbaf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcbbaf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 73.33% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.53% magenta, 6.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 8.84% saturation and 71.18% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4933

Complementary

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #afb0bc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #afb7bc
  3. #b5afbc

Analogous

  1. #bcb5af
  2. #bcbbaf
  3. #b7bcaf

Triadic

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #afbcbb
  3. #bbafbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #b0bcaf
  3. #afb0bc
  4. #bbafbc

Square

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #afbcb5
  3. #afb0bc
  4. #bcafb7

Monochromatic

  1. #727160
  2. #999885
  3. #bcbbaf
  4. #dfded9
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bcbbaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #a9a89e
  3. #96968c
  4. #84837b
  5. #717069
  6. #5e5e58
  7. #4b4b46
  8. #383835
  9. #262523
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbbaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #c3c2b7
  3. #c9c9bf
  4. #d0cfc7
  5. #d7d6cf
  6. #deddd7
  7. #e4e4df
  8. #ebebe7
  9. #f2f1ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbbaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbbaf
  2. #b6b5aa
  3. #b0afa6
  4. #aaa9a1
  5. #a4a39c
  6. #9e9e98
  7. #989893
  8. #92928e
  9. #8c8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbaae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebbaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #beb9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbaaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbbaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbbaf {
  color: #bcbbaf;
}
Background
.bg-bcbbaf {
  background-color: #bcbbaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbbaf {
  border: 2px solid #bcbbaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbbaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 187 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbbaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbbaf, #b7bcaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbbaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 187 175 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.73 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.60 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.30 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.50 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.50 #434450 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bcbbaf  rgb(188, 187, 175)  hsl(55, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#afb0bc  rgb(175, 176, 188)  hsl(235, 9%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#afbcbb  rgb(175, 188, 187)  hsl(175, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bbafbc  rgb(187, 175, 188)  hsl(295, 9%, 71%)  Pastel Purple