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#BEC8BA

#bec8ba ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec8ba is a color from the green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 78.43% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 102.86°, with 11.29% saturation and 75.69% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.38.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.558

Complementary

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #c4bac8

Split complementary

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #bdbac8
  3. #c8bac5

Analogous

  1. #c5c8ba
  2. #bec8ba
  3. #bac8bd

Triadic

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #babec8
  3. #c8babe

Tetradic

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #bac8c4
  3. #c4bac8
  4. #c8babe

Square

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #bac5c8
  3. #c4bac8
  4. #c8bdba

Monochromatic

  1. #6f8267
  2. #96a68f
  3. #bec8ba
  4. #e6eae5
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bec8ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #abb4a7
  3. #98a095
  4. #858c82
  5. #727870
  6. #5f645d
  7. #4c504a
  8. #393c38
  9. #262825
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec8ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #c5cec1
  3. #cbd3c8
  4. #d2d9cf
  5. #d8ded6
  6. #dfe4dd
  7. #e5e9e3
  8. #ecefea
  9. #f2f4f1
  10. #f9faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec8ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec8ba
  2. #b8c1b4
  3. #b2baae
  4. #abb2a9
  5. #a5aba3
  6. #9fa49d
  7. #999d97
  8. #939691
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c6b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c5bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec7c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c7ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c6ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec7c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec8ba {
  color: #bec8ba;
}
Background
.bg-bec8ba {
  background-color: #bec8ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec8ba {
  border: 2px solid #bec8ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec8ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 200 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 103 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec8ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec8ba, #bac8bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec8ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 200 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.74 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.72 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.29 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.29 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.53 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.05 #413745 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bec8ba  rgb(190, 200, 186)  hsl(103, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c4bac8  rgb(196, 186, 200)  hsl(283, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#babec8  rgb(186, 190, 200)  hsl(223, 11%, 76%)  Silver
#c8babe  rgb(200, 186, 190)  hsl(343, 11%, 76%)  Silver Pink