NeutralLightMuted

Essential Grey

#BDB9B4

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.95:1Fails

Black text

10.15:1AAA

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About Essential Grey

Essential Grey (#BDB9B4) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 189, 185, 180 and its HSL value is 33°, 6%, 72%. 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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Harmonies

Complementary

#BDB9B4 · #B4B8BD

Analogous

#BDB5B4 · #BDB9B4 · #BDBDB4

Triadic

#BDB9B4 · #B4BDB9 · #B9B4BD

Split complementary

#BDB9B4 · #B4BDBD · #B5B4BD

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