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#bfc6bd ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc6bd 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, 77.65% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.55% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 106.67°, with 7.32% saturation and 75.88% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.5514

Complementary

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #c4bdc6

Split complementary

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #bfbdc6
  3. #c6bdc3

Analogous

  1. #c3c6bd
  2. #bfc6bd
  3. #bdc6bf

Triadic

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #bdbfc6
  3. #c6bdbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #bdc6c4
  3. #c4bdc6
  4. #c6bdbf

Square

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #bdc3c6
  3. #c4bdc6
  4. #c6bfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #707e6c
  2. #97a394
  3. #bfc6bd
  4. #e7e9e6
  5. #f4f6f4

Shades

#bfc6bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #acb2aa
  3. #999e97
  4. #868b84
  5. #737771
  6. #60635f
  7. #4c4f4c
  8. #393b39
  9. #262826
  10. #131413
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc6bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #c5ccc4
  3. #ccd1ca
  4. #d2d7d1
  5. #d9ddd7
  6. #dfe3de
  7. #e5e8e5
  8. #eceeeb
  9. #f2f4f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc6bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc6bd
  2. #b9bfb7
  3. #b2b8b1
  4. #acb1ab
  5. #a6aaa5
  6. #a0a39f
  7. #999c98
  8. #939592
  9. #8d8e8c
  10. #868786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c5c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7c4bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5c4bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfc5c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4c5bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3c5bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfc6c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc6bd {
  color: #bfc6bd;
}
Background
.bg-bfc6bd {
  background-color: #bfc6bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc6bd {
  border: 2px solid #bfc6bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc6bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 198 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 7% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc6bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc6bd, #bdc6bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc6bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 198 189 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.15 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.21 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.16 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.16 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.41 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.75 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.42 #403942 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfc6bd  rgb(191, 198, 189)  hsl(107, 7%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c4bdc6  rgb(196, 189, 198)  hsl(287, 7%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bdbfc6  rgb(189, 191, 198)  hsl(227, 7%, 76%)  Silver
#c6bdbf  rgb(198, 189, 191)  hsl(347, 7%, 76%)  Silver