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#BFC4BB

#bfc4bb ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc4bb is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.86% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.55% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.59% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 93.33°, with 7.09% saturation and 75.1% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.5414

Complementary

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #c0bbc4

Split complementary

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #bcbbc4
  3. #c4bbc4

Analogous

  1. #c4c4bb
  2. #bfc4bb
  3. #bbc4bc

Triadic

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #bbbfc4
  3. #c4bbbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #bbc4c0
  3. #c0bbc4
  4. #c4bbbf

Square

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #bbc4c4
  3. #c0bbc4
  4. #c4bcbb

Monochromatic

  1. #727b6b
  2. #98a092
  3. #bfc4bb
  4. #e6e8e4
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#bfc4bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #acb0a8
  3. #999d96
  4. #868983
  5. #737670
  6. #60625e
  7. #4c4e4b
  8. #393b38
  9. #262725
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc4bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #c5cac2
  3. #ccd0c9
  4. #d2d6cf
  5. #d9dcd6
  6. #dfe2dd
  7. #e5e7e4
  8. #ecedeb
  9. #f2f3f1
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc4bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc4bb
  2. #b9bdb5
  3. #b2b6af
  4. #acb0a9
  5. #a6a9a3
  6. #a0a29e
  7. #999b98
  8. #939492
  9. #8d8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1c3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5c3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c2bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3c3bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c3bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc3bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc4bb {
  color: #bfc4bb;
}
Background
.bg-bfc4bb {
  background-color: #bfc4bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc4bb {
  border: 2px solid #bfc4bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc4bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 196 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc4bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc4bb, #bbc4bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc4bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 196 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.56 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.62 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.93 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.93 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.39 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.17 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.33 #403b44 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfc4bb  rgb(191, 196, 187)  hsl(93, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c0bbc4  rgb(192, 187, 196)  hsl(273, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bbbfc4  rgb(187, 191, 196)  hsl(213, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c4bbbf  rgb(196, 187, 191)  hsl(333, 7%, 75%)  Silver