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#B2AAA1

#b2aaa1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2aaa1 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, 66.67% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.49% magenta, 9.55% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 31.76°, with 9.94% saturation and 66.47% 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 9.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4079

Complementary

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #a1a9b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #a1b1b2
  3. #a1a1b2

Analogous

  1. #b2a1a1
  2. #b2aaa1
  3. #b1b2a1

Triadic

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #a1b2aa
  3. #aaa1b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #a9b2a1
  3. #a1a9b2
  4. #aaa1b2

Square

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #a1b2a1
  3. #a1a9b2
  4. #b2a1b1

Monochromatic

  1. #665e54
  2. #908477
  3. #b2aaa1
  4. #d4d0cb
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b2aaa1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #a09991
  3. #8e8881
  4. #7d7771
  5. #6b6661
  6. #595551
  7. #474440
  8. #353330
  9. #242220
  10. #121110
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2aaa1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #bab3aa
  3. #c1bbb4
  4. #c9c4bd
  5. #d1ccc7
  6. #d9d5d0
  7. #e0ddd9
  8. #e8e6e3
  9. #f0eeec
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2aaa1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2aaa1
  2. #ada69e
  3. #a8a29a
  4. #a39d97
  5. #9e9994
  6. #999591
  7. #94918d
  8. #8f8d8a
  9. #8a8887
  10. #858483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaaa0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaca1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5a8a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afaaa1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0aba1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4a9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2aaa1 {
  color: #b2aaa1;
}
Background
.bg-b2aaa1 {
  background-color: #b2aaa1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2aaa1 {
  border: 2px solid #b2aaa1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2aaa1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 170 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 10% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2aaa1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2aaa1, #b1b2a1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2aaa1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 170 161 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.74 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.67 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.60 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.61 #4d555e Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2aaa1  rgb(178, 170, 161)  hsl(32, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a1a9b2  rgb(161, 169, 178)  hsl(212, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a1b2aa  rgb(161, 178, 170)  hsl(152, 10%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#aaa1b2  rgb(170, 161, 178)  hsl(272, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz