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#C4C9BB

#c4c9bb ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4c9bb is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 78.82% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 6.97% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 81.43°, with 11.48% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.61.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.571

Complementary

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #c0bbc9

Split complementary

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #bbbdc9
  3. #c7bbc9

Analogous

  1. #c9c7bb
  2. #c4c9bb
  3. #bdc9bb

Triadic

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #bbc4c9
  3. #c9bbc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #bbc9c0
  3. #c0bbc9
  4. #c9bbc4

Square

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #bbc9c7
  3. #c0bbc9
  4. #c9bbbd

Monochromatic

  1. #798368
  2. #9fa790
  3. #c4c9bb
  4. #e9ebe6
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#c4c9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #b0b5a8
  3. #9da196
  4. #898d83
  5. #767970
  6. #62655e
  7. #4e504b
  8. #3b3c38
  9. #272825
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4c9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #cacec2
  3. #d0d4c9
  4. #d6d9cf
  5. #dcdfd6
  6. #e2e4dd
  7. #e7e9e4
  8. #edefeb
  9. #f3f4f1
  10. #f9faf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4c9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4c9bb
  2. #bdc2b5
  3. #b6baaf
  4. #b0b3a9
  5. #a9aca3
  6. #a2a59e
  7. #9b9d98
  8. #949692
  9. #8e8f8c
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c8c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc7ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5c7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8c8bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c8bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5c8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4c9bb {
  color: #c4c9bb;
}
Background
.bg-c4c9bb {
  background-color: #c4c9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4c9bb {
  border: 2px solid #c4c9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4c9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 201 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 81 11% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4c9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4c9bb, #bdc9bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4c9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 201 187 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.71 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.79 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.03 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.05 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.05 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.66 #3b3644 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c4c9bb  rgb(196, 201, 187)  hsl(81, 11%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c0bbc9  rgb(192, 187, 201)  hsl(261, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender
#bbc4c9  rgb(187, 196, 201)  hsl(201, 11%, 76%)  Silver
#c9bbc4  rgb(201, 187, 196)  hsl(321, 11%, 76%)  Languid Lavender