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#B2AEA3

#b2aea3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2aea3 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, 68.24% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.25% magenta, 8.43% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 8.88% saturation and 66.86% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4238

Complementary

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #a3a7b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #a3aeb2
  3. #a6a3b2

Analogous

  1. #b2a6a3
  2. #b2aea3
  3. #aeb2a3

Triadic

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #a3b2ae
  3. #aea3b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #a7b2a3
  3. #a3a7b2
  4. #aea3b2

Square

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #a3b2a6
  3. #a3a7b2
  4. #b2a3ae

Monochromatic

  1. #666256
  2. #8f8979
  3. #b2aea3
  4. #d5d3cd
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b2aea3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #a09d93
  3. #8e8b82
  4. #7d7a72
  5. #6b6862
  6. #595752
  7. #474641
  8. #353431
  9. #242321
  10. #121110
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2aea3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #bab6ac
  3. #c1beb5
  4. #c9c6bf
  5. #d1cec8
  6. #d9d7d1
  7. #e0dfda
  8. #e8e7e3
  9. #f0efed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2aea3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2aea3
  2. #ada9a0
  3. #a8a59c
  4. #a3a099
  5. #9e9c95
  6. #999792
  7. #94928e
  8. #8f8e8b
  9. #8a8987
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0aeaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1ada2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2afa3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5acab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1aea3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2aea3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4ada8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2aea3 {
  color: #b2aea3;
}
Background
.bg-b2aea3 {
  background-color: #b2aea3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2aea3 {
  border: 2px solid #b2aea3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2aea3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 174 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 9% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2aea3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2aea3, #aeb2a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2aea3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 174 163 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.64 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.64 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.28 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.98 #4d515c Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2aea3  rgb(178, 174, 163)  hsl(44, 9%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a3a7b2  rgb(163, 167, 178)  hsl(224, 9%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a3b2ae  rgb(163, 178, 174)  hsl(164, 9%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#aea3b2  rgb(174, 163, 178)  hsl(284, 9%, 67%)  Rose Quartz