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#BDCDB3

#bdcdb3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bdcdb3 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 96.92°, with 20.63% saturation and 75.29% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5774

Complementary

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #c3b3cd

Split complementary

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #b6b3cd
  3. #cdb3ca

Analogous

  1. #cacdb3
  2. #bdcdb3
  3. #b3cdb6

Triadic

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #b3bdcd
  3. #cdb3bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #b3cdc3
  3. #c3b3cd
  4. #cdb3bd

Square

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #b3cacd
  3. #c3b3cd
  4. #cdb6b3

Monochromatic

  1. #6e8b5c
  2. #95af85
  3. #bdcdb3
  4. #e5ebe1
  5. #f4f7f3

Shades

#bdcdb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #aab9a1
  3. #97a48f
  4. #84907d
  5. #717b6b
  6. #5f675a
  7. #4c5248
  8. #393e36
  9. #262924
  10. #131512
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcdb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #c4d2bb
  3. #cad7c2
  4. #d1dcca
  5. #d7e1d1
  6. #dee6d9
  7. #e5ebe1
  8. #ebf0e8
  9. #f2f5f0
  10. #f8faf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcdb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcdb3
  2. #b7c5ae
  3. #b1bea9
  4. #abb6a4
  5. #a5ae9f
  6. #9fa79a
  7. #989f94
  8. #92978f
  9. #8c8f8a
  10. #868885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4cac0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c9b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdc8b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdcbc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8cbb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7cab4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdccbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcdb3 {
  color: #bdcdb3;
}
Background
.bg-bdcdb3 {
  background-color: #bdcdb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcdb3 {
  border: 2px solid #bdcdb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcdb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 97 21% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcdb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcdb3, #b3cdb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcdb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 179 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.36 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.41 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 9.80 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.21 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.39 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.57 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 11.54 #42324c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdcdb3  rgb(189, 205, 179)  hsl(97, 21%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c3b3cd  rgb(195, 179, 205)  hsl(277, 21%, 75%)  Thistle
#b3bdcd  rgb(179, 189, 205)  hsl(217, 21%, 75%)  Light Steel Blue
#cdb3bd  rgb(205, 179, 189)  hsl(337, 21%, 75%)  Silver Pink