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#BECAC6

#becac6 ≈ Ash Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#becac6 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 79.22% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.94% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.98% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 10.17% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.5727

Complementary

  1. #becac6
  2. #cabec2

Split complementary

  1. #becac6
  2. #cabec8
  3. #cac0be

Analogous

  1. #becac0
  2. #becac6
  3. #bec8ca

Triadic

  1. #becac6
  2. #c6beca
  3. #cac6be

Tetradic

  1. #becac6
  2. #bec2ca
  3. #cabec2
  4. #cac6be

Square

  1. #becac6
  2. #c0beca
  3. #cabec2
  4. #c8cabe

Monochromatic

  1. #6b847c
  2. #94a8a1
  3. #becac6
  4. #e8eceb
  5. #f4f6f5

Shades

#becac6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #becac6
  2. #abb6b2
  3. #98a29e
  4. #858d8b
  5. #727977
  6. #5f6563
  7. #4c514f
  8. #393d3b
  9. #262828
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#becac6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #becac6
  2. #c5cfcc
  3. #cbd5d1
  4. #d2dad7
  5. #d8dfdd
  6. #dfe5e3
  7. #e5eae8
  8. #ecefee
  9. #f2f4f4
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#becac6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #becac6
  2. #b8c3bf
  3. #b2bbb8
  4. #abb4b1
  5. #a5acaa
  6. #9fa5a3
  7. #999e9c
  8. #939695
  9. #8c8f8e
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c8c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9c8c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7c7c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bccac9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5c9c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c8c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdcac8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-becac6 {
  color: #becac6;
}
Background
.bg-becac6 {
  background-color: #becac6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-becac6 {
  border: 2px solid #becac6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #becac6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 202 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 10% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-becac6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #becac6, #bec8ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-becac6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 202 198 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.97 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 6.14 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.52 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.80 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.88 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.88 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.97 #413539 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#becac6  rgb(190, 202, 198)  hsl(160, 10%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cabec2  rgb(202, 190, 194)  hsl(340, 10%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#c6beca  rgb(198, 190, 202)  hsl(280, 10%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cac6be  rgb(202, 198, 190)  hsl(40, 10%, 77%)  Silver