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#BDC7C4

#bdc7c4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdc7c4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.03% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.51% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 162°, with 8.2% saturation and 76.08% 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 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.5565

Complementary

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #c7bdc0

Split complementary

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #c7bdc5
  3. #c7bfbd

Analogous

  1. #bdc7bf
  2. #bdc7c4
  3. #bdc5c7

Triadic

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #c4bdc7
  3. #c7c4bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #bdc0c7
  3. #c7bdc0
  4. #c7c4bd

Square

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #bfbdc7
  3. #c7bdc0
  4. #c5c7bd

Monochromatic

  1. #6c7f79
  2. #94a49f
  3. #bdc7c4
  4. #e6eae9
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#bdc7c4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #aab3b0
  3. #979f9d
  4. #848b89
  5. #717776
  6. #5f6462
  7. #4c504e
  8. #393c3b
  9. #262827
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdc7c4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #c4cdca
  3. #cad2d0
  4. #d1d8d6
  5. #d7dddc
  6. #dee3e2
  7. #e5e9e7
  8. #ebeeed
  9. #f2f4f3
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdc7c4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdc7c4
  2. #b7c0bd
  3. #b1b9b6
  4. #abb2b0
  5. #a5aba9
  6. #9fa4a2
  7. #989c9b
  8. #929594
  9. #8c8e8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c6c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6c6c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c4c4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bbc7c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c6c4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c5c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bcc7c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdc7c4 {
  color: #bdc7c4;
}
Background
.bg-bdc7c4 {
  background-color: #bdc7c4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdc7c4 {
  border: 2px solid #bdc7c4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdc7c4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 199 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdc7c4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdc7c4, #bdc5c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdc7c4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 199 196 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.02 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.32 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.67 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.82 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.67 #42383b Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdc7c4  rgb(189, 199, 196)  hsl(162, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c7bdc0  rgb(199, 189, 192)  hsl(342, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c4bdc7  rgb(196, 189, 199)  hsl(282, 8%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#c7c4bd  rgb(199, 196, 189)  hsl(42, 8%, 76%)  Silver