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#B2AFAC

#b2afac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2afac 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, 68.63% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 3.37% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 30°, 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 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.431

Complementary

  1. #b2afac
  2. #acafb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2afac
  2. #acb2b2
  3. #acacb2

Analogous

  1. #b2acac
  2. #b2afac
  3. #b2b2ac

Triadic

  1. #b2afac
  2. #acb2af
  3. #afacb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2afac
  2. #afb2ac
  3. #acafb2
  4. #afacb2

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #66635f
  2. #8d8984
  3. #b2afac
  4. #d7d5d4
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b2afac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2afac
  2. #a09e9b
  3. #8e8c8a
  4. #7d7b78
  5. #6b6967
  6. #595856
  7. #474645
  8. #353534
  9. #242322
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2afac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2afac
  2. #bab7b4
  3. #c1bfbd
  4. #c9c7c5
  5. #d1cfcd
  6. #d9d7d6
  7. #e0dfde
  8. #e8e7e6
  9. #f0efee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2afac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2afac
  2. #adaaa8
  3. #a8a6a3
  4. #a3a19f
  5. #9e9c9a
  6. #999896
  7. #949392
  8. #8f8e8d
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0afae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0afac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b0ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1afac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1afac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3afad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2afac {
  color: #b2afac;
}
Background
.bg-b2afac {
  background-color: #b2afac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2afac {
  border: 2px solid #b2afac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2afac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 175 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2afac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2afac, #b2b2ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2afac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 175 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.69 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.87 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.68 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.77 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.34 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.34 #4d5053 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2afac  rgb(178, 175, 172)  hsl(30, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acafb2  rgb(172, 175, 178)  hsl(210, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb2af  rgb(172, 178, 175)  hsl(150, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afacb2  rgb(175, 172, 178)  hsl(270, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray