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#BDC6BC

#bdc6bc ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdc6bc 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, 77.65% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.05% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 114°, with 8.06% saturation and 75.69% 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 11.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.55.

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Relative luminance0.5484

Complementary

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #c5bcc6

Split complementary

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #c0bcc6
  3. #c6bcc2

Analogous

  1. #c2c6bc
  2. #bdc6bc
  3. #bcc6c0

Triadic

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #bcbdc6
  3. #c6bcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #bcc6c5
  3. #c5bcc6
  4. #c6bcbd

Square

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #bcc2c6
  3. #c5bcc6
  4. #c6c0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7e6b
  2. #94a393
  3. #bdc6bc
  4. #e6e9e5
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bdc6bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #aab2a9
  3. #979e96
  4. #848b84
  5. #717771
  6. #5f635e
  7. #4c4f4b
  8. #393b38
  9. #262826
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc6bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #c4ccc3
  3. #cad1c9
  4. #d1d7d0
  5. #d7ddd7
  6. #dee3de
  7. #e5e8e4
  8. #ebeeeb
  9. #f2f4f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc6bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc6bc
  2. #b7bfb6
  3. #b1b8b0
  4. #abb1aa
  5. #a5aaa4
  6. #9fa39e
  7. #989c98
  8. #929592
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c4c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c4bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c3bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c5bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c4bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc6c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc6bc {
  color: #bdc6bc;
}
Background
.bg-bdc6bc {
  background-color: #bdc6bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc6bc {
  border: 2px solid #bdc6bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc6bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 198 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 114 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc6bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc6bc, #bcc6c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc6bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 198 188 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.55 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.11 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.02 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.02 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.64 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.19 #423943 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdc6bc  rgb(189, 198, 188)  hsl(114, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c5bcc6  rgb(197, 188, 198)  hsl(294, 8%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bcbdc6  rgb(188, 189, 198)  hsl(234, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bcbd  rgb(198, 188, 189)  hsl(354, 8%, 76%)  Silver