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#BDC7BC

#bdc7bc ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdc7bc 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, 78.04% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.53% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 114.55°, with 8.94% saturation and 75.88% 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 12.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.553

Complementary

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #c6bcc7

Split complementary

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #c0bcc7
  3. #c7bcc2

Analogous

  1. #c2c7bc
  2. #bdc7bc
  3. #bcc7c0

Triadic

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #bcbdc7
  3. #c7bcbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #bcc7c6
  3. #c6bcc7
  4. #c7bcbd

Square

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #bcc2c7
  3. #c6bcc7
  4. #c7c0bc

Monochromatic

  1. #6c7f6b
  2. #94a492
  3. #bdc7bc
  4. #e6eae6
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bdc7bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #aab3a9
  3. #979f96
  4. #848b84
  5. #717771
  6. #5f645e
  7. #4c504b
  8. #393c38
  9. #262826
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc7bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #c4cdc3
  3. #cad2c9
  4. #d1d8d0
  5. #d7ddd7
  6. #dee3de
  7. #e5e9e4
  8. #ebeeeb
  9. #f2f4f2
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc7bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc7bc
  2. #b7c0b6
  3. #b1b9b0
  4. #abb2aa
  5. #a5aba4
  6. #9fa49e
  7. #989c98
  8. #929592
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8c5bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c4bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c5bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc7c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc7bc {
  color: #bdc7bc;
}
Background
.bg-bdc7bc {
  background-color: #bdc7bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc7bc {
  border: 2px solid #bdc7bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc7bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 199 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 115 9% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc7bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc7bc, #bcc7c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc7bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 199 188 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.65 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.34 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.74 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.48 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.48 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.03 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.56 #423843 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdc7bc  rgb(189, 199, 188)  hsl(115, 9%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c6bcc7  rgb(198, 188, 199)  hsl(295, 9%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bcbdc7  rgb(188, 189, 199)  hsl(235, 9%, 76%)  Silver
#c7bcbd  rgb(199, 188, 189)  hsl(355, 9%, 76%)  Silver Pink