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#BCC0BA

#bcc0ba ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcc0ba 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, 75.29% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.08% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 100°, with 4.55% saturation and 74.12% 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 11.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5194

Complementary

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #bebac0

Split complementary

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #bbbac0
  3. #c0babf

Analogous

  1. #bfc0ba
  2. #bcc0ba
  3. #bac0bb

Triadic

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #babcc0
  3. #c0babc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #bac0be
  3. #bebac0
  4. #c0babc

Square

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #babfc0
  3. #bebac0
  4. #c0bbba

Monochromatic

  1. #6f766b
  2. #959b92
  3. #bcc0ba
  4. #e3e5e2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bcc0ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #a9ada7
  3. #969a95
  4. #848682
  5. #717370
  6. #5e605d
  7. #4b4d4a
  8. #383a38
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc0ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #c3c6c1
  3. #c9cdc8
  4. #d0d3cf
  5. #d7d9d6
  6. #dee0dd
  7. #e4e6e3
  8. #ebecea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc0ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc0ba
  2. #b6bab4
  3. #b0b3ae
  4. #aaada9
  5. #a4a6a3
  6. #9ea09d
  7. #989a97
  8. #929391
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1bfba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0bfba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcbfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbfba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebfba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc0bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc0ba {
  color: #bcc0ba;
}
Background
.bg-bcc0ba {
  background-color: #bcc0ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc0ba {
  border: 2px solid #bcc0ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc0ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 192 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 5% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc0ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc0ba, #bac0bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc0ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 192 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.04 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.11 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.48 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.24 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.39 #433f45 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bcc0ba  rgb(188, 192, 186)  hsl(100, 5%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bebac0  rgb(190, 186, 192)  hsl(280, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#babcc0  rgb(186, 188, 192)  hsl(220, 5%, 74%)  Silver
#c0babc  rgb(192, 186, 188)  hsl(340, 5%, 74%)  Silver