NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BCB9B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.95:1Fails

Black text

10.14:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BCB9B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 185, 182 and its HSL value is 30°, 4%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (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

#BCB9B6 · #B6B9BC

Analogous

#BCB6B6 · #BCB9B6 · #BCBCB6

Triadic

#BCB9B6 · #B6BCB9 · #B9B6BC

Split complementary

#BCB9B6 · #B6BCBC · #B6B6BC

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