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#BEC8BB

#bec8bb ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec8bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 106.15°, with 10.57% saturation and 75.88% 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 12.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5584

Complementary

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #c5bbc8

Split complementary

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #bebbc8
  3. #c8bbc4

Analogous

  1. #c4c8bb
  2. #bec8bb
  3. #bbc8be

Triadic

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #bbbec8
  3. #c8bbbe

Tetradic

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #bbc8c5
  3. #c5bbc8
  4. #c8bbbe

Square

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #bbc4c8
  3. #c5bbc8
  4. #c8bebb

Monochromatic

  1. #6e8169
  2. #96a691
  3. #bec8bb
  4. #e6eae5
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bec8bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #abb4a8
  3. #98a096
  4. #858c83
  5. #727870
  6. #5f645e
  7. #4c504b
  8. #393c38
  9. #262825
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec8bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #c5cec2
  3. #cbd3c9
  4. #d2d9cf
  5. #d8ded6
  6. #dfe4dd
  7. #e5e9e4
  8. #ecefeb
  9. #f2f4f1
  10. #f9faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec8bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec8bb
  2. #b8c1b5
  3. #b2baaf
  4. #abb2a9
  5. #a5aba3
  6. #9fa49e
  7. #999d98
  8. #939692
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c6ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c5bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bec7c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c7bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4c6bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec7c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec8bb {
  color: #bec8bb;
}
Background
.bg-bec8bb {
  background-color: #bec8bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec8bb {
  border: 2px solid #bec8bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec8bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 200 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 106 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec8bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec8bb, #bbc8be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec8bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 200 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.17 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.41 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.98 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.31 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.96 #413744 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bec8bb  rgb(190, 200, 187)  hsl(106, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c5bbc8  rgb(197, 187, 200)  hsl(286, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bbbec8  rgb(187, 190, 200)  hsl(226, 11%, 76%)  Silver
#c8bbbe  rgb(200, 187, 190)  hsl(346, 11%, 76%)  Silver Pink