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#BDC2B9

#bdc2b9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdc2b9 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 76.08% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.64% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 93.33°, with 6.87% saturation and 74.31% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.5291

Complementary

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #beb9c2

Split complementary

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #b9b9c2
  3. #c2b9c1

Analogous

  1. #c1c2b9
  2. #bdc2b9
  3. #b9c2b9

Triadic

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #b9bdc2
  3. #c2b9bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #b9c2be
  3. #beb9c2
  4. #c2b9bd

Square

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #b9c1c2
  3. #beb9c2
  4. #c2b9b9

Monochromatic

  1. #707969
  2. #969e90
  3. #bdc2b9
  4. #e4e6e2
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#bdc2b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #aaafa7
  3. #979b94
  4. #848882
  5. #71746f
  6. #5f615d
  7. #4c4e4a
  8. #393a38
  9. #262725
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc2b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #c4c8c0
  3. #cacec7
  4. #d1d4ce
  5. #d7dad5
  6. #dee1dc
  7. #e5e7e3
  8. #ebedea
  9. #f2f3f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc2b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc2b9
  2. #b7bbb3
  3. #b1b5ae
  4. #abaea8
  5. #a5a8a2
  6. #9fa19d
  7. #989a97
  8. #929491
  9. #8c8d8b
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc1bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c1b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c0b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc1bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c1b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c1b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc2b9 {
  color: #bdc2b9;
}
Background
.bg-bdc2b9 {
  background-color: #bdc2b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc2b9 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc2b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc2b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 194 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 7% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc2b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc2b9, #b9c2b9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc2b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 194 185 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.25 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.25 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.48 #423d46 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdc2b9  rgb(189, 194, 185)  hsl(93, 7%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#beb9c2  rgb(190, 185, 194)  hsl(273, 7%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bdc2  rgb(185, 189, 194)  hsl(213, 7%, 74%)  Silver
#c2b9bd  rgb(194, 185, 189)  hsl(333, 7%, 74%)  Silver