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#BEC8BE

#bec8be ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bec8be is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 78.43% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 8.33% saturation and 76.47% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.5597

Complementary

  1. #bec8be
  2. #c8bec8

Split complementary

  1. #bec8be
  2. #c3bec8
  3. #c8bec3

Analogous

  1. #c3c8be
  2. #bec8be
  3. #bec8c3

Triadic

  1. #bec8be
  2. #bebec8
  3. #c8bebe

Tetradic

  1. #bec8be
  2. #bec8c8
  3. #c8bec8
  4. #c8bebe

Square

  1. #bec8be
  2. #bec3c8
  3. #c8bec8
  4. #c8c3be

Monochromatic

  1. #6d806d
  2. #95a595
  3. #bec8be
  4. #e7ebe7
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bec8be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bec8be
  2. #abb4ab
  3. #98a098
  4. #858c85
  5. #727872
  6. #5f645f
  7. #4c504c
  8. #393c39
  9. #262826
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bec8be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bec8be
  2. #c5cec5
  3. #cbd3cb
  4. #d2d9d2
  5. #d8ded8
  6. #dfe4df
  7. #e5e9e5
  8. #ecefec
  9. #f2f4f2
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bec8be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bec8be
  2. #b8c1b8
  3. #b2bab2
  4. #abb2ab
  5. #a5aba5
  6. #9fa49f
  7. #999d99
  8. #939693
  9. #8c8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c6be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c5be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdc7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c7be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c6be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bec8c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bec8be {
  color: #bec8be;
}
Background
.bg-bec8be {
  background-color: #bec8be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bec8be {
  border: 2px solid #bec8be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bec8be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 200 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bec8be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bec8be, #bec8c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bec8be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 200 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 2.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.36 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.46 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.07 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.07 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.71 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.13 #413741 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bec8be  rgb(190, 200, 190)  hsl(120, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c8bec8  rgb(200, 190, 200)  hsl(300, 8%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bebec8  rgb(190, 190, 200)  hsl(240, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c8bebe  rgb(200, 190, 190)  hsl(0, 8%, 76%)  Silver