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Cool Gray Bloom

Blue · Hue 210
Hex
#BEC2C5
RGB
rgb(190, 194, 197)
HSL
hsl(210, 6%, 76%)
CMYK
cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 23%)
Metrics
S 6% · L 76%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
1.8:1Fail
on black
11.7:1AA
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About this color

Cool Gray Bloom (#BEC2C5) belongs to the blue family — hue 210°, 6% saturation, 76% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-bloom: #BEC2C5;
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-bloom-hsl: hsl(210, 6%, 76%);
  --colorarchive-cool-gray-bloom-rgb: rgb(190, 194, 197);
}

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Lighter companion
Cool Gray Pearl
#D4D6D9 · hsl(210, 6%, 84%)
Darker companion
Cool Gray Silk
#A9ADB2 · hsl(210, 6%, 68%)
Complementary counterpoint
Warm Gray Bloom
#C5C2BE · hsl(30, 6%, 76%)
Analogous lead
Indigo Bloom Faint
#BCBEC8 · hsl(230, 10%, 76%)
Analogous echo
Cerulean Bloom Faint
#BCC6C8 · hsl(190, 10%, 76%)
Triadic +120°
Blush Bloom Faint
#C8BCC2 · hsl(330, 10%, 76%)
Triadic +240°
Lime Bloom Faint
#C2C8BC · hsl(90, 10%, 76%)
Split-comp +150°
Crimson Bloom Faint
#C8BCBC · hsl(0, 10%, 76%)
Split-comp +210°
Citrine Bloom Faint
#C8C8BC · hsl(60, 10%, 76%)
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Base: Cool Gray Bloom #BEC2C5
Lighter companion: Cool Gray Pearl #D4D6D9
Darker companion: Cool Gray Silk #A9ADB2
Complementary counterpoint: Warm Gray Bloom #C5C2BE
Analogous lead: Indigo Bloom Faint #BCBEC8
Analogous echo: Cerulean Bloom Faint #BCC6C8
Triadic +120°: Blush Bloom Faint #C8BCC2
Triadic +240°: Lime Bloom Faint #C2C8BC
Split-comp +150°: Crimson Bloom Faint #C8BCBC
Split-comp +210°: Citrine Bloom Faint #C8C8BC

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Sapphire Bloom Faint
#BCC2C8 · hsl(210, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Bloom Muted
#B7C2CD · hsl(210, 18%, 76%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Silk
#A9ADB2 · hsl(210, 6%, 68%)
Nearby match
Cool Gray Pearl
#D4D6D9 · hsl(210, 6%, 84%)
Nearby match
Steel Bloom Faint
#BCC3C8 · hsl(205, 10%, 76%)
Nearby match
Sapphire Silk Faint
#A5ADB6 · hsl(210, 10%, 68%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7:1
Coral Nocturne Faint
#38332E
AAA8.6:1
Coral Ink Faint
#272420
AAA8.6:1
Coral Ink Muted
#2A241D
AAA8.5:1
Coral Ink Dust
#2D241A
AAA8.4:1
Coral Ink Soft
#302418
AAA8.2:1
Coral Ink Clear
#372410

Color Vision Simulation

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Deuteranopia
#C0BFC4
Protanopia
#C0C0C4
Tritanopia
#BEC4C4
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