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#B2ACB2

#b2acb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2acb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 300°, 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4218

Complementary

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #acb2ac

Split complementary

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #afb2ac
  3. #acb2af

Analogous

  1. #afacb2
  2. #b2acb2
  3. #b2acaf

Triadic

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #b2b2ac
  3. #acb2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #b2acac
  3. #acb2ac
  4. #acb2b2

Square

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #b2afac
  3. #acb2ac
  4. #acafb2

Monochromatic

  1. #665f66
  2. #8d848d
  3. #b2acb2
  4. #d7d4d7
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b2acb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #a09ba0
  3. #8e8a8e
  4. #7d787d
  5. #6b676b
  6. #595659
  7. #474547
  8. #353435
  9. #242224
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2acb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #bab4ba
  3. #c1bdc1
  4. #c9c5c9
  5. #d1cdd1
  6. #d9d6d9
  7. #e0dee0
  8. #e8e6e8
  9. #f0eef0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2acb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2acb2
  2. #ada8ad
  3. #a8a3a8
  4. #a39fa3
  5. #9e9a9e
  6. #999699
  7. #949294
  8. #8f8d8f
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afadaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acadb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2acae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeadb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afadb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2acb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2acb2 {
  color: #b2acb2;
}
Background
.bg-b2acb2 {
  background-color: #b2acb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2acb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2acb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2acb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 172 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2acb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2acb2, #b2acaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2acb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 172 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.00 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.00 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.89 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.99 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.63 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.62 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.36 #4d534d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2acb2  rgb(178, 172, 178)  hsl(300, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb2ac  rgb(172, 178, 172)  hsl(120, 4%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b2b2ac  rgb(178, 178, 172)  hsl(60, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb2b2  rgb(172, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray