NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BCB9B7

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.95:1Fails

Black text

10.15:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BCB9B7) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 188, 185, 183 and its HSL value is 24°, 4%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (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

#BCB9B7 · #B7BABC

Analogous

#BCB7B8 · #BCB9B7 · #BCBCB7

Triadic

#BCB9B7 · #B7BCB9 · #B9B7BC

Split complementary

#BCB9B7 · #B7BCBC · #B7B8BC

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