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#B2AAAF

#b2aaaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2aaaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.49% magenta, 1.69% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 322.5°, with 4.94% saturation and 68.24% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4131

Complementary

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #aab2ad

Split complementary

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #abb2aa
  3. #aab2b1

Analogous

  1. #b1aab2
  2. #b2aaaf
  3. #b2aaab

Triadic

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #afb2aa
  3. #aaafb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #b2adaa
  3. #aab2ad
  4. #aaafb2

Square

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #b2b1aa
  3. #aab2ad
  4. #aaabb2

Monochromatic

  1. #665d63
  2. #8e8289
  3. #b2aaaf
  4. #d6d2d5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b2aaaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #a0999e
  3. #8e888c
  4. #7d777b
  5. #6b6669
  6. #595558
  7. #474446
  8. #353335
  9. #242223
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2aaaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #bab3b7
  3. #c1bbbf
  4. #c9c4c7
  5. #d1cccf
  6. #d9d5d7
  7. #e0dddf
  8. #e8e6e7
  9. #f0eeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2aaaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2aaaf
  2. #ada6aa
  3. #a8a2a6
  4. #a39da1
  5. #9e999c
  6. #999598
  7. #949193
  8. #8f8d8e
  9. #8a8889
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeabad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaabaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acadaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3aaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adabaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeacaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3aaad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2aaaf {
  color: #b2aaaf;
}
Background
.bg-b2aaaf {
  background-color: #b2aaaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2aaaf {
  border: 2px solid #b2aaaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2aaaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 170 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 323 5% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2aaaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2aaaf, #b2aaab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2aaaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 170 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.27 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.49 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.14 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.32 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.78 #4d5550 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2aaaf  rgb(178, 170, 175)  hsl(323, 5%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aab2ad  rgb(170, 178, 173)  hsl(143, 5%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#afb2aa  rgb(175, 178, 170)  hsl(83, 5%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#aaafb2  rgb(170, 175, 178)  hsl(203, 5%, 68%)  Dark Gray