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#B0ACAE

#b0acae ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0acae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 1.14% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 2.47% saturation and 68.24% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4179

Complementary

  1. #b0acae
  2. #acb0ae

Split complementary

  1. #b0acae
  2. #acb0ac
  3. #acb0b0

Analogous

  1. #b0acb0
  2. #b0acae
  3. #b0acac

Triadic

  1. #b0acae
  2. #aeb0ac
  3. #acaeb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0acae
  2. #b0aeac
  3. #acb0ae
  4. #acaeb0

Square

  1. #b0acae
  2. #b0b0ac
  3. #acb0ae
  4. #acacb0

Monochromatic

  1. #645f62
  2. #8b8588
  3. #b0acae
  4. #d5d3d4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b0acae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0acae
  2. #9e9b9d
  3. #8d8a8b
  4. #7b787a
  5. #6a6768
  6. #585657
  7. #464546
  8. #353434
  9. #232223
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0acae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0acae
  2. #b8b4b6
  3. #c0bdbe
  4. #c8c5c6
  5. #d0cdce
  6. #d8d6d7
  7. #dfdedf
  8. #e7e6e7
  9. #efeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0acae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0acae
  2. #aba8a9
  3. #a6a3a5
  4. #a29fa0
  5. #9d9a9c
  6. #989697
  7. #939292
  8. #8e8d8e
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeadad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acadae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adadae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1acad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeacae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeadae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0acad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0acae {
  color: #b0acae;
}
Background
.bg-b0acae {
  background-color: #b0acae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0acae {
  border: 2px solid #b0acae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0acae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 172 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 2% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0acae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0acae, #b0acac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0acae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 172 174 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.59 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.15 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.15 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.47 #4f5351 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b0acae  rgb(176, 172, 174)  hsl(330, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acb0ae  rgb(172, 176, 174)  hsl(150, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeb0ac  rgb(174, 176, 172)  hsl(90, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acaeb0  rgb(172, 174, 176)  hsl(210, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray