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#BCB5B2 Ash Gray

#BCB5B2 is Ash Gray.

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#BCB5B2

Ash Gray

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #BCB5B2?

HEX
#BCB5B2
RGB
rgb(188, 181, 178)
HSL
hsl(18, 7%, 72%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.8% 0.009 45)
CMYK
0, 4, 5, 26

#BCB5B2 has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 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 → #BCB5B2
#BCB5B2
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 #BCB5B2 · 8.7:1

Tints and shades of #BCB5B2

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FBF3F0
  2. #DBD4D1
  3. #BCB5B2
  4. #9E9794
  5. #817A77
  6. #655F5C
  7. #4A4442
  8. #312C29
  9. #1A1513

Colors that go with #BCB5B2

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.

Export

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:root {
  --ash-gray-1: #BCB5B2; /* Ash Gray */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #BCB5B2

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

Palettes (43)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (4)