NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BBB7B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.99:1Fails

Black text

9.96:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BBB7B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 187, 183, 182 and its HSL value is 12°, 4%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Essential Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BBB7B6 · #B6BABB

Analogous

#BBB6B8 · #BBB7B6 · #BBBAB6

Triadic

#BBB7B6 · #B6BBB7 · #B7B6BB

Split complementary

#BBB7B6 · #B6BBBA · #B6B8BB

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