NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BDB8B5

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.96:1Fails

Black text

10.08:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BDB8B5) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 184, 181 and its HSL value is 22°, 6%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (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

#BDB8B5 · #B5BABD

Analogous

#BDB5B6 · #BDB8B5 · #BDBCB5

Triadic

#BDB8B5 · #B5BDB8 · #B8B5BD

Split complementary

#BDB8B5 · #B5BDBC · #B5B6BD

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