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#B0AEAA

#b0aeaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0aeaa 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, 68.24% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.14% magenta, 3.41% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 3.66% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.424

Complementary

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #aaacb0

Split complementary

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #aaafb0
  3. #abaab0

Analogous

  1. #b0abaa
  2. #b0aeaa
  3. #afb0aa

Triadic

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #aab0ae
  3. #aeaab0

Tetradic

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #acb0aa
  3. #aaacb0
  4. #aeaab0

Square

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #aab0ab
  3. #aaacb0
  4. #b0aaaf

Monochromatic

  1. #64625d
  2. #8b8882
  3. #b0aeaa
  4. #d5d4d2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b0aeaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #9e9d99
  3. #8d8b88
  4. #7b7a77
  5. #6a6866
  6. #585755
  7. #464644
  8. #353433
  9. #232322
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0aeaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #b8b6b3
  3. #c0bebb
  4. #c8c6c4
  5. #d0cecc
  6. #d8d7d5
  7. #dfdfdd
  8. #e7e7e6
  9. #efefee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0aeaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0aeaa
  2. #aba9a6
  3. #a6a5a2
  4. #a2a09d
  5. #9d9c99
  6. #989795
  7. #939291
  8. #8e8e8d
  9. #8a8988
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afaead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afaeaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0aeaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1adad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaeaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0aeaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1aeac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0aeaa {
  color: #b0aeaa;
}
Background
.bg-b0aeaa {
  background-color: #b0aeaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0aeaa {
  border: 2px solid #b0aeaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0aeaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 174 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 4% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0aeaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0aeaa, #afb0aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0aeaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 174 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.64 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.10 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.74 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.74 #4f5155 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b0aeaa  rgb(176, 174, 170)  hsl(40, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aaacb0  rgb(170, 172, 176)  hsl(220, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aab0ae  rgb(170, 176, 174)  hsl(160, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeaab0  rgb(174, 170, 176)  hsl(280, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray