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#B2A8AD

#b2a8ad ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2a8ad is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 65.88% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.62% magenta, 2.81% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 330°, with 6.1% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 5.66.

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Relative luminance0.4049

Complementary

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #a8b2ad

Split complementary

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #a8b2a8
  3. #a8b2b2

Analogous

  1. #b2a8b2
  2. #b2a8ad
  3. #b2a8a8

Triadic

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #adb2a8
  3. #a8adb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #b2ada8
  3. #a8b2ad
  4. #a8adb2

Square

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #b2b2a8
  3. #a8b2ad
  4. #a8a8b2

Monochromatic

  1. #665b60
  2. #8e7f87
  3. #b2a8ad
  4. #d6d1d3
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b2a8ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #a0979c
  3. #8e868a
  4. #7d7679
  5. #6b6568
  6. #595457
  7. #474345
  8. #353234
  9. #242223
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2a8ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #bab1b5
  3. #c1b9bd
  4. #c9c2c6
  5. #d1cbce
  6. #d9d4d6
  7. #e0dcde
  8. #e8e5e6
  9. #f0eeef
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2a8ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2a8ad
  2. #ada4a9
  3. #a8a0a4
  4. #a39ca0
  5. #9e989b
  6. #999497
  7. #949092
  8. #8f8c8e
  9. #8a8889
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aaad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ababad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4a8aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aca9ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaaad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3a8ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2a8ad {
  color: #b2a8ad;
}
Background
.bg-b2a8ad {
  background-color: #b2a8ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2a8ad {
  border: 2px solid #b2a8ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2a8ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 168 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 330 6% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2a8ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2a8ad, #b2a8a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2a8ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 168 173 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.97 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.97 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.34 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.71 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 11.00 #4d5752 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#b2a8ad  rgb(178, 168, 173)  hsl(330, 6%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a8b2ad  rgb(168, 178, 173)  hsl(150, 6%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#adb2a8  rgb(173, 178, 168)  hsl(90, 6%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#a8adb2  rgb(168, 173, 178)  hsl(210, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray