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#B1AFAC

#b1afac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b1afac 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, 68.63% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.13% magenta, 2.82% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 3.11% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4299

Complementary

  1. #b1afac
  2. #acaeb1

Split complementary

  1. #b1afac
  2. #acb0b1
  3. #acacb1

Analogous

  1. #b1acac
  2. #b1afac
  3. #b0b1ac

Triadic

  1. #b1afac
  2. #acb1af
  3. #afacb1

Tetradic

  1. #b1afac
  2. #aeb1ac
  3. #acaeb1
  4. #afacb1

Square

  1. #b1afac
  2. #acb1ac
  3. #acaeb1
  4. #b1acb0

Monochromatic

  1. #65635f
  2. #8c8985
  3. #b1afac
  4. #d6d5d3
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b1afac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b1afac
  2. #9f9e9b
  3. #8e8c8a
  4. #7c7b78
  5. #6a6967
  6. #595856
  7. #474645
  8. #353534
  9. #232322
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b1afac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b1afac
  2. #b9b7b4
  3. #c1bfbd
  4. #c8c7c5
  5. #d0cfcd
  6. #d8d7d6
  7. #e0dfde
  8. #e8e7e6
  9. #efefee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b1afac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b1afac
  2. #acaaa8
  3. #a7a6a3
  4. #a2a19f
  5. #9d9c9a
  6. #999896
  7. #949392
  8. #8f8e8d
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0afae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0afac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0afac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0afac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1afac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2afad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b1afac {
  color: #b1afac;
}
Background
.bg-b1afac {
  background-color: #b1afac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b1afac {
  border: 2px solid #b1afac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b1afac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 175 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b1afac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1afac, #b0b1ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b1afac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 175 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.26 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.35 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.35 #4e5053 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b1afac  rgb(177, 175, 172)  hsl(36, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acaeb1  rgb(172, 174, 177)  hsl(216, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acb1af  rgb(172, 177, 175)  hsl(156, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afacb1  rgb(175, 172, 177)  hsl(276, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray