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#B0B0BE

#b0b0be ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b0b0be 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, 69.02% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.37% cyan, 7.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 9.72% saturation and 71.76% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.29.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.44

Complementary

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #bebeb0

Split complementary

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #beb7b0
  3. #b7beb0

Analogous

  1. #b0b7be
  2. #b0b0be
  3. #b7b0be

Triadic

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #beb0b0
  3. #b0beb0

Tetradic

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #beb0be
  3. #bebeb0
  4. #b0beb0

Square

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #beb0b7
  3. #bebeb0
  4. #b0beb7

Monochromatic

  1. #606075
  2. #86869b
  3. #b0b0be
  4. #dadae1
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b0b0be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #9e9eab
  3. #8d8d98
  4. #7b7b85
  5. #6a6a72
  6. #58585f
  7. #46464c
  8. #353539
  9. #232326
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0b0be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #b8b8c5
  3. #c0c0cb
  4. #c8c8d2
  5. #d0d0d8
  6. #d8d8df
  7. #dfdfe5
  8. #e7e7ec
  9. #efeff2
  10. #f7f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0b0be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0b0be
  2. #ababb8
  3. #a6a6b2
  4. #a2a2ab
  5. #9d9da5
  6. #98989f
  7. #939399
  8. #8e8e93
  9. #8a8a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb1bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb1be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb1be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb0be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb1b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0b0be {
  color: #b0b0be;
}
Background
.bg-b0b0be {
  background-color: #b0b0be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b0b0be {
  border: 2px solid #b0b0be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0b0be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 176 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 10% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0b0be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0b0be, #b7b0be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0b0be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 176 190 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.29 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.90 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.00 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.35 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.38 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.75 #4f4f41 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b0b0be  rgb(176, 176, 190)  hsl(240, 10%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#bebeb0  rgb(190, 190, 176)  hsl(60, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#beb0b0  rgb(190, 176, 176)  hsl(0, 10%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b0beb0  rgb(176, 190, 176)  hsl(120, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray