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#BBCDBE

#bbcdbe ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#bbcdbe is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 80.39% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.78% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.32% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 130°, with 15.25% saturation and 76.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5795

Complementary

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #cdbbca

Split complementary

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #c7bbcd
  3. #cdbbc1

Analogous

  1. #c1cdbb
  2. #bbcdbe
  3. #bbcdc7

Triadic

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #bebbcd
  3. #cdbebb

Tetradic

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #bbcacd
  3. #cdbbca
  4. #cdbebb

Square

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #bbc1cd
  3. #cdbbca
  4. #cdc7bb

Monochromatic

  1. #658a6b
  2. #8fad94
  3. #bbcdbe
  4. #e7ede8
  5. #f3f6f4

Shades

#bbcdbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #a8b9ab
  3. #96a498
  4. #839085
  5. #707b72
  6. #5e675f
  7. #4b524c
  8. #383e39
  9. #252926
  10. #131513
  11. #000000

Tints

#bbcdbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #c2d2c5
  3. #c9d7cb
  4. #cfdcd2
  5. #d6e1d8
  6. #dde6df
  7. #e4ebe5
  8. #ebf0ec
  9. #f1f5f2
  10. #f8faf9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bbcdbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bbcdbe
  2. #b5c5b8
  3. #afbeb2
  4. #a9b6ab
  5. #a3aea5
  6. #9ea79f
  7. #989f99
  8. #929793
  9. #8c8f8c
  10. #868886
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3cac4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdcabd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac7bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9ccc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6cbbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4cabe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bacdc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bbcdbe {
  color: #bbcdbe;
}
Background
.bg-bbcdbe {
  background-color: #bbcdbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bbcdbe {
  border: 2px solid #bbcdbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bbcdbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 205 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 130 15% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bbcdbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcdbe, #bbcdc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bbcdbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 205 190 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.79 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.16 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.18 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.18 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 11.21 #f0fff0 Honeydew ΔE 11.30 #443241 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bbcdbe  rgb(187, 205, 190)  hsl(130, 15%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cdbbca  rgb(205, 187, 202)  hsl(310, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#bebbcd  rgb(190, 187, 205)  hsl(250, 15%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdbebb  rgb(205, 190, 187)  hsl(10, 15%, 77%)  Silver Pink