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#B2AFB1

#b2afb1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2afb1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 0.56% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 1.91% saturation and 69.22% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.433

Complementary

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #afb2b0

Split complementary

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #b0b2af
  3. #afb2b2

Analogous

  1. #b2afb2
  2. #b2afb1
  3. #b2afb0

Triadic

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #b1b2af
  3. #afb1b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #b2b0af
  3. #afb2b0
  4. #afb1b2

Square

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #b2b2af
  3. #afb2b0
  4. #afb0b2

Monochromatic

  1. #666265
  2. #8c888b
  3. #b2afb1
  4. #d8d6d7
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b2afb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #a09e9f
  3. #8e8c8e
  4. #7d7b7c
  5. #6b696a
  6. #595859
  7. #474647
  8. #353535
  9. #242323
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2afb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #bab7b9
  3. #c1bfc1
  4. #c9c7c8
  5. #d1cfd0
  6. #d9d7d8
  7. #e0dfe0
  8. #e8e7e8
  9. #f0efef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2afb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2afb1
  2. #adaaac
  3. #a8a6a7
  4. #a3a1a2
  5. #9e9c9d
  6. #999899
  7. #949394
  8. #8f8e8f
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1afb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afb0b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b0b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b2afb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0afb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b0b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b2afb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2afb1 {
  color: #b2afb1;
}
Background
.bg-b2afb1 {
  background-color: #b2afb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2afb1 {
  border: 2px solid #b2afb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2afb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 175 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 2% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2afb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2afb1, #b2afb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2afb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 175 177 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.85 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.94 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.28 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.75 #4d504e Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2afb1  rgb(178, 175, 177)  hsl(320, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb2b0  rgb(175, 178, 176)  hsl(140, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b1b2af  rgb(177, 178, 175)  hsl(80, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb1b2  rgb(175, 177, 178)  hsl(200, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray