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#BDCDCA

#bdcdca ≈ Ash Gray

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#bdcdca is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 80.39% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 168.75°, with 13.79% saturation and 77.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5875

Complementary

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #cdbdc0

Split complementary

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #cdbdc8
  3. #cdc2bd

Analogous

  1. #bdcdc2
  2. #bdcdca
  3. #bdc8cd

Triadic

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #cabdcd
  3. #cdcabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #bdc0cd
  3. #cdbdc0
  4. #cdcabd

Square

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #c2bdcd
  3. #cdbdc0
  4. #c8cdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #688983
  2. #91aca7
  3. #bdcdca
  4. #e9eeed
  5. #f3f6f6

Shades

#bdcdca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #aab9b6
  3. #97a4a2
  4. #84908d
  5. #717b79
  6. #5f6765
  7. #4c5251
  8. #393e3d
  9. #262928
  10. #131514
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdcdca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #c4d2cf
  3. #cad7d5
  4. #d1dcda
  5. #d7e1df
  6. #dee6e5
  7. #e5ebea
  8. #ebf0ef
  9. #f2f5f4
  10. #f8fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdcdca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdcdca
  2. #b7c5c3
  3. #b1bebb
  4. #abb6b4
  5. #a5aeac
  6. #9fa7a5
  7. #989f9e
  8. #929796
  9. #8c8f8f
  10. #868887
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5cbca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbcbca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8c9ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9cecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ccca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4caca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbcdcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdcdca {
  color: #bdcdca;
}
Background
.bg-bdcdca {
  background-color: #bdcdca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdcdca {
  border: 2px solid #bdcdca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdcdca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 205 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 14% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdcdca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdcdca, #bdc8cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdcdca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 205 202 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.81 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.39 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.04 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.81 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.85 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 8.66 #423235 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bdcdca  rgb(189, 205, 202)  hsl(169, 14%, 77%)  Ash Gray
#cdbdc0  rgb(205, 189, 192)  hsl(349, 14%, 77%)  Silver Pink
#cabdcd  rgb(202, 189, 205)  hsl(289, 14%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#cdcabd  rgb(205, 202, 189)  hsl(49, 14%, 77%)  Bone