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#B1AEAF

#b1aeaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b1aeaf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 68.24% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 1.13% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 340°, with 1.89% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4271

Complementary

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #aeb1b0

Split complementary

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #aeb1ae
  3. #aeb0b1

Analogous

  1. #b1aeb0
  2. #b1aeaf
  3. #b1aeae

Triadic

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #afb1ae
  3. #aeafb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #b1b0ae
  3. #aeb1b0
  4. #aeafb1

Square

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #b0b1ae
  3. #aeb1b0
  4. #aeaeb1

Monochromatic

  1. #656162
  2. #8b8788
  3. #b1aeaf
  4. #d7d5d5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b1aeaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #9f9d9e
  3. #8e8b8c
  4. #7c7a7b
  5. #6a6869
  6. #595758
  7. #474646
  8. #353435
  9. #232323
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1aeaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #b9b6b7
  3. #c1bebf
  4. #c8c6c7
  5. #d0cecf
  6. #d8d7d7
  7. #e0dfdf
  8. #e8e7e7
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1aeaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1aeaf
  2. #aca9aa
  3. #a7a5a6
  4. #a2a0a1
  5. #9d9c9c
  6. #999798
  7. #949293
  8. #8f8e8e
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0aeaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaeaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afafaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaeaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0afaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1aeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1aeaf {
  color: #b1aeaf;
}
Background
.bg-b1aeaf {
  background-color: #b1aeaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1aeaf {
  border: 2px solid #b1aeaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1aeaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 174 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 2% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1aeaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1aeaf, #b1aeae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1aeaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 174 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.99 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.50 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.42 #4e5150 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b1aeaf  rgb(177, 174, 175)  hsl(340, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb1b0  rgb(174, 177, 176)  hsl(160, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb1ae  rgb(175, 177, 174)  hsl(100, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeafb1  rgb(174, 175, 177)  hsl(220, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray