NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BCB7B7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.98:1Fails

Black text

9.99:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BCB7B7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 183, 183 and its HSL value is 0°, 4%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 (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

#BCB7B7 · #B7BCBC

Analogous

#BCB7BA · #BCB7B7 · #BCBAB7

Triadic

#BCB7B7 · #B7BCB7 · #B7B7BC

Split complementary

#BCB7B7 · #B7BCBA · #B7BABC

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