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#B1AEB3

#b1aeb3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b1aeb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.12% cyan, 2.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 276°, with 3.18% saturation and 69.22% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4287

Complementary

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #b0b3ae

Split complementary

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #b3b3ae
  3. #aeb3af

Analogous

  1. #afaeb3
  2. #b1aeb3
  3. #b3aeb3

Triadic

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #b3b1ae
  3. #aeb3b1

Tetradic

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #b3aeb0
  3. #b0b3ae
  4. #aeb3b1

Square

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #b3afae
  3. #b0b3ae
  4. #aeb3b3

Monochromatic

  1. #656167
  2. #8b878e
  3. #b1aeb3
  4. #d7d5d8
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b1aeb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #9f9da1
  3. #8e8b8f
  4. #7c7a7d
  5. #6a686b
  6. #59575a
  7. #474648
  8. #353436
  9. #232324
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1aeb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #b9b6bb
  3. #c1bec2
  4. #c8c6ca
  5. #d0ced1
  6. #d8d7d9
  7. #e0dfe1
  8. #e8e7e8
  9. #efeff0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1aeb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1aeb3
  2. #aca9ae
  3. #a7a5a9
  4. #a2a0a4
  5. #9d9c9f
  6. #99979a
  7. #949294
  8. #8f8e8f
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0afb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adafb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeafb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1afb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afafb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afafb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1aeb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1aeb3 {
  color: #b1aeb3;
}
Background
.bg-b1aeb3 {
  background-color: #b1aeb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1aeb3 {
  border: 2px solid #b1aeb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1aeb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 174 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1aeb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1aeb3, #b3aeb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1aeb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 174 179 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.71 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.86 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.86 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.05 #4e514c Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b1aeb3  rgb(177, 174, 179)  hsl(276, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0b3ae  rgb(176, 179, 174)  hsl(96, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3b1ae  rgb(179, 177, 174)  hsl(36, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb3b1  rgb(174, 179, 177)  hsl(156, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray