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#B2ACB0

#b2acb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2acb0 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, 67.45% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.37% magenta, 1.12% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 3.75% saturation and 68.63% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.421

Complementary

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #acb2ae

Split complementary

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #adb2ac
  3. #acb2b1

Analogous

  1. #b1acb2
  2. #b2acb0
  3. #b2acad

Triadic

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #b0b2ac
  3. #acb0b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #b2aeac
  3. #acb2ae
  4. #acb0b2

Square

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #b2b1ac
  3. #acb2ae
  4. #acadb2

Monochromatic

  1. #665f64
  2. #8d848a
  3. #b2acb0
  4. #d7d4d6
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b2acb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #a09b9e
  3. #8e8a8d
  4. #7d787b
  5. #6b676a
  6. #595658
  7. #474546
  8. #353435
  9. #242223
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2acb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #bab4b8
  3. #c1bdc0
  4. #c9c5c8
  5. #d1cdd0
  6. #d9d6d8
  7. #e0dedf
  8. #e8e6e7
  9. #f0eeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2acb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2acb0
  2. #ada8ab
  3. #a8a3a6
  4. #a39fa2
  5. #9e9a9d
  6. #999698
  7. #949293
  8. #8f8d8e
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afadaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acadb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3acad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeadb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afadb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2acae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2acb0 {
  color: #b2acb0;
}
Background
.bg-b2acb0 {
  background-color: #b2acb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2acb0 {
  border: 2px solid #b2acb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2acb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 172 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2acb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2acb0, #b2acad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2acb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 172 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.44 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.76 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.24 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.38 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.48 #4d534f Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2acb0  rgb(178, 172, 176)  hsl(320, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb2ae  rgb(172, 178, 174)  hsl(140, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0b2ac  rgb(176, 178, 172)  hsl(80, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb0b2  rgb(172, 176, 178)  hsl(200, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray