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#B9B6AE Ash Gray

#B9B6AE is Ash Gray.

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#B9B6AE

Ash Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #B9B6AE?

HEX
#B9B6AE
RGB
rgb(185, 182, 174)
HSL
hsl(44, 7%, 70%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.6% 0.012 90)
CMYK
0, 2, 6, 27

#B9B6AE has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 against white and 10.37:1 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 → #B9B6AE
#B9B6AE
Same color
White
2.0Fail
Near-black
8.6AAA

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 #B9B6AE · 8.6:1

Tints and shades of #B9B6AE

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F8F5EC
  2. #D8D5CD
  3. #B9B6AE
  4. #9B9891
  5. #7E7C74
  6. #636059
  7. #48453F
  8. #2F2D26
  9. #181610

Colors that go with #B9B6AE

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: #B9B6AE; /* Ash Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #B9B6AE

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

Palettes (43)

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Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (5)