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#c6c9bf ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c6c9bf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 78.82% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.98% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 78°, with 8.47% saturation and 76.86% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.06.

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Relative luminance0.5754

Complementary

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #c2bfc9

Split complementary

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #bfc1c9
  3. #c7bfc9

Analogous

  1. #c9c7bf
  2. #c6c9bf
  3. #c1c9bf

Triadic

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #bfc6c9
  3. #c9bfc6

Tetradic

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #bfc9c2
  3. #c2bfc9
  4. #c9bfc6

Square

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #bfc9c7
  3. #c2bfc9
  4. #c9bfc1

Monochromatic

  1. #7c826d
  2. #a1a696
  3. #c6c9bf
  4. #ebece8
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#c6c9bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #b2b5ac
  3. #9ea199
  4. #8b8d86
  5. #777973
  6. #636560
  7. #4f504c
  8. #3b3c39
  9. #282826
  10. #141413
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6c9bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #cccec5
  3. #d1d4cc
  4. #d7d9d2
  5. #dddfd9
  6. #e3e4df
  7. #e8e9e5
  8. #eeefec
  9. #f4f4f2
  10. #f9faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6c9bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6c9bf
  2. #bfc2b9
  3. #b8bab2
  4. #b1b3ac
  5. #aaaca6
  6. #a3a5a0
  7. #9c9d99
  8. #959693
  9. #8e8f8d
  10. #878786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c8c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbc8be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac8bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7c8c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9c8bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8c8bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7c8c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6c9bf {
  color: #c6c9bf;
}
Background
.bg-c6c9bf {
  background-color: #c6c9bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6c9bf {
  border: 2px solid #c6c9bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6c9bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 201 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 78 8% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6c9bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6c9bf, #c1c9bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6c9bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 201 191 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.84 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.16 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.16 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.33 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.36 #393640 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#c6c9bf  rgb(198, 201, 191)  hsl(78, 8%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#c2bfc9  rgb(194, 191, 201)  hsl(258, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#bfc6c9  rgb(191, 198, 201)  hsl(198, 8%, 77%)  Silver
#c9bfc6  rgb(201, 191, 198)  hsl(318, 8%, 77%)  Languid Lavender