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#B0ABAE

#b0abae ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0abae is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 67.06% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.84% magenta, 1.14% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 324°, with 3.07% saturation and 68.04% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4141

Complementary

  1. #b0abae
  2. #abb0ad

Split complementary

  1. #b0abae
  2. #acb0ab
  3. #abb0b0

Analogous

  1. #b0abb0
  2. #b0abae
  3. #b0abac

Triadic

  1. #b0abae
  2. #aeb0ab
  3. #abaeb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0abae
  2. #b0adab
  3. #abb0ad
  4. #abaeb0

Square

  1. #b0abae
  2. #b0b0ab
  3. #abb0ad
  4. #abacb0

Monochromatic

  1. #645e62
  2. #8b8488
  3. #b0abae
  4. #d5d2d4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b0abae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0abae
  2. #9e9a9d
  3. #8d898b
  4. #7b787a
  5. #6a6768
  6. #585657
  7. #464446
  8. #353334
  9. #232223
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0abae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0abae
  2. #b8b3b6
  3. #c0bcbe
  4. #c8c4c6
  5. #d0cdce
  6. #d8d5d7
  7. #dfdddf
  8. #e7e6e7
  9. #efeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0abae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0abae
  2. #aba7a9
  3. #a6a2a5
  4. #a29ea0
  5. #9d9a9c
  6. #989697
  7. #939192
  8. #8e8d8e
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeacad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abacae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acadae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1abac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adacae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeacae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0abad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0abae {
  color: #b0abae;
}
Background
.bg-b0abae {
  background-color: #b0abae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0abae {
  border: 2px solid #b0abae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0abae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 171 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 324 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0abae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0abae, #b0abac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0abae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 171 174 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.31 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.21 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.56 #4f5451 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b0abae  rgb(176, 171, 174)  hsl(324, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#abb0ad  rgb(171, 176, 173)  hsl(144, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeb0ab  rgb(174, 176, 171)  hsl(84, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#abaeb0  rgb(171, 174, 176)  hsl(204, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray