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#BDCBC8

#bdcbc8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdcbc8 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 79.61% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.48% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 167.14°, with 11.86% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.577

Complementary

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #cbbdc0

Split complementary

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #cbbdc7
  3. #cbc1bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcbc1
  2. #bdcbc8
  3. #bdc7cb

Triadic

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #c8bdcb
  3. #cbc8bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #bdc0cb
  3. #cbbdc0
  4. #cbc8bd

Square

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #c1bdcb
  3. #cbbdc0
  4. #c7cbbd

Monochromatic

  1. #698680
  2. #92a9a4
  3. #bdcbc8
  4. #e8edec
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#bdcbc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #aab7b4
  3. #97a2a0
  4. #848e8c
  5. #717a78
  6. #5f6664
  7. #4c5150
  8. #393d3c
  9. #262928
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcbc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #c4d0ce
  3. #cad5d3
  4. #d1dbd9
  5. #d7e0de
  6. #dee5e4
  7. #e5eae9
  8. #ebefef
  9. #f2f5f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcbc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcbc8
  2. #b7c4c1
  3. #b1bcba
  4. #abb5b2
  5. #a5adab
  6. #9fa6a4
  7. #989e9d
  8. #929796
  9. #8c8f8e
  10. #868887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c9c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cac9c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c7c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #baccca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5cac8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c9c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcbc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcbc8 {
  color: #bdcbc8;
}
Background
.bg-bdcbc8 {
  background-color: #bdcbc8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcbc8 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcbc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcbc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 203 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 167 12% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcbc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcbc8, #bdc7cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcbc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 203 200 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.40 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.76 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.12 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.28 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.28 #423437 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdcbc8  rgb(189, 203, 200)  hsl(167, 12%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cbbdc0  rgb(203, 189, 192)  hsl(347, 12%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#c8bdcb  rgb(200, 189, 203)  hsl(287, 12%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cbc8bd  rgb(203, 200, 189)  hsl(47, 12%, 77%)  Timberwolf