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#BCC5BF

#bcc5bf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcc5bf 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, 77.25% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.05% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 140°, with 7.2% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5439

Complementary

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #c5bcc2

Split complementary

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #c3bcc5
  3. #c5bcbd

Analogous

  1. #bdc5bc
  2. #bcc5bf
  3. #bcc5c3

Triadic

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #bfbcc5
  3. #c5bfbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #bcc2c5
  3. #c5bcc2
  4. #c5bfbc

Square

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #bcbdc5
  3. #c5bcc2
  4. #c5c3bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6c7c71
  2. #93a298
  3. #bcc5bf
  4. #e5e8e6
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#bcc5bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #a9b1ac
  3. #969e99
  4. #848a86
  5. #717673
  6. #5e6360
  7. #4b4f4c
  8. #383b39
  9. #262726
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcc5bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #c3cbc5
  3. #c9d1cc
  4. #d0d6d2
  5. #d7dcd9
  6. #dee2df
  7. #e4e8e5
  8. #ebeeec
  9. #f2f3f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcc5bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcc5bf
  2. #b6beb9
  3. #b0b7b2
  4. #aab0ac
  5. #a4a9a6
  6. #9ea3a0
  7. #989c99
  8. #929593
  9. #8c8e8d
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0c4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c3bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3c2bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c4bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c3bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbc5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcc5bf {
  color: #bcc5bf;
}
Background
.bg-bcc5bf {
  background-color: #bcc5bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcc5bf {
  border: 2px solid #bcc5bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcc5bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 197 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcc5bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcc5bf, #bcc5c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcc5bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 197 191 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.00 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.00 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.16 #433a40 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bcc5bf  rgb(188, 197, 191)  hsl(140, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c5bcc2  rgb(197, 188, 194)  hsl(320, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbcc5  rgb(191, 188, 197)  hsl(260, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c5bfbc  rgb(197, 191, 188)  hsl(20, 7%, 75%)  Silver