NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BDB9B6

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.95:1Fails

Black text

10.16:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BDB9B6) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 185, 182 and its HSL value is 26°, 5%, 73%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 10.16:1 (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

#BDB9B6 · #B6BABD

Analogous

#BDB6B7 · #BDB9B6 · #BDBDB6

Triadic

#BDB9B6 · #B6BDB9 · #B9B6BD

Split complementary

#BDB9B6 · #B6BDBC · #B6B7BD

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