NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BCB7B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.99:1Fails

Black text

9.97:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BCB7B5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 183, 181 and its HSL value is 17°, 5%, 72%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (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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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#BCB7B5 · #B5BABC

Analogous

#BCB5B7 · #BCB7B5 · #BCBBB5

Triadic

#BCB7B5 · #B5BCB7 · #B7B5BC

Split complementary

#BCB7B5 · #B5BCBB · #B5B7BC

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