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#B4B7B9 Ash Gray

#B4B7B9 is Ash Gray.

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#B4B7B9

Ash Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #B4B7B9?

HEX
#B4B7B9
RGB
rgb(180, 183, 185)
HSL
hsl(204, 3%, 72%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.8% 0.004 237)
CMYK
3, 1, 0, 27

#B4B7B9 has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 against white and 10.41:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #B4B7B9
#B4B7B9
Same color
White
2.0Fail
Near-black
8.7AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #B4B7B9 · 8.7:1

Tints and shades of #B4B7B9

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F2F6F8
  2. #D3D6D8
  3. #B4B7B9
  4. #96999B
  5. #797C7E
  6. #5E6062
  7. #434648
  8. #2B2D2F
  9. #141618

Colors that go with #B4B7B9

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

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:root {
  --ash-gray-1: #B4B7B9; /* Ash Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #B4B7B9

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (38)

Gradients (3)

Mesh gradients (5)