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#B2AEB2

#b2aeb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2aeb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 2.53% saturation and 69.02% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.76.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4295

Complementary

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #aeb2ae

Split complementary

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #b0b2ae
  3. #aeb2b0

Analogous

  1. #b0aeb2
  2. #b2aeb2
  3. #b2aeb0

Triadic

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #b2b2ae
  3. #aeb2b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #b2aeae
  3. #aeb2ae
  4. #aeb2b2

Square

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #b2b0ae
  3. #aeb2ae
  4. #aeb0b2

Monochromatic

  1. #666166
  2. #8d878d
  3. #b2aeb2
  4. #d7d5d7
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b2aeb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #a09da0
  3. #8e8b8e
  4. #7d7a7d
  5. #6b686b
  6. #595759
  7. #474647
  8. #353435
  9. #242324
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2aeb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #bab6ba
  3. #c1bec1
  4. #c9c6c9
  5. #d1ced1
  6. #d9d7d9
  7. #e0dfe0
  8. #e8e7e8
  9. #f0eff0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2aeb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2aeb2
  2. #ada9ad
  3. #a8a5a8
  4. #a3a0a3
  5. #9e9c9e
  6. #999799
  7. #949294
  8. #8f8e8f
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0afb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeafb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afafb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2aeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afafb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0afb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2aeb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2aeb2 {
  color: #b2aeb2;
}
Background
.bg-b2aeb2 {
  background-color: #b2aeb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2aeb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b2aeb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2aeb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 174 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2aeb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2aeb2, #b2aeb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2aeb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 174 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.62 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.55 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.79 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.06 #4d514d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2aeb2  rgb(178, 174, 178)  hsl(300, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb2ae  rgb(174, 178, 174)  hsl(120, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2b2ae  rgb(178, 178, 174)  hsl(60, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb2b2  rgb(174, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray