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#B0ACA7

#b0aca7 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0aca7 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, 67.45% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 5.11% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 33.33°, with 5.39% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4153

Complementary

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #a7abb0

Split complementary

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #a7afb0
  3. #a7a7b0

Analogous

  1. #b0a7a7
  2. #b0aca7
  3. #afb0a7

Triadic

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #a7b0ac
  3. #aca7b0

Tetradic

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #abb0a7
  3. #a7abb0
  4. #aca7b0

Square

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #a7b0a7
  3. #a7abb0
  4. #b0a7af

Monochromatic

  1. #64605a
  2. #8c867f
  3. #b0aca7
  4. #d4d2cf
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b0aca7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #9e9b96
  3. #8d8a86
  4. #7b7875
  5. #6a6764
  6. #585654
  7. #464543
  8. #353432
  9. #232221
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0aca7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #b8b4b0
  3. #c0bdb9
  4. #c8c5c1
  5. #d0cdca
  6. #d8d6d3
  7. #dfdedc
  8. #e7e6e5
  9. #efeeed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0aca7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0aca7
  2. #aba8a3
  3. #a6a39f
  4. #a29f9b
  5. #9d9a97
  6. #989694
  7. #939290
  8. #8e8d8c
  9. #8a8988
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeacaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaca7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afada7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaca7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afada7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1aba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0aca7 {
  color: #b0aca7;
}
Background
.bg-b0aca7 {
  background-color: #b0aca7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0aca7 {
  border: 2px solid #b0aca7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0aca7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 172 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0aca7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0aca7, #afb0a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0aca7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 172 167 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.12 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.05 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.94 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.38 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.38 #4f5358 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b0aca7  rgb(176, 172, 167)  hsl(33, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a7abb0  rgb(167, 171, 176)  hsl(213, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a7b0ac  rgb(167, 176, 172)  hsl(153, 5%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#aca7b0  rgb(172, 167, 176)  hsl(273, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray