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#B2B0AE

#b2b0ae ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b0ae 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, 69.02% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.12% magenta, 2.25% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 30°, 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4357

Complementary

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #aeb0b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #aeb2b2
  3. #aeaeb2

Analogous

  1. #b2aeae
  2. #b2b0ae
  3. #b2b2ae

Triadic

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #aeb2b0
  3. #b0aeb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #b0b2ae
  3. #aeb0b2
  4. #b0aeb2

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #666461
  2. #8d8a87
  3. #b2b0ae
  4. #d7d6d5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b2b0ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #a09e9d
  3. #8e8d8b
  4. #7d7b7a
  5. #6b6a68
  6. #595857
  7. #474646
  8. #353534
  9. #242323
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b0ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #bab8b6
  3. #c1c0be
  4. #c9c8c6
  5. #d1d0ce
  6. #d9d8d7
  7. #e0dfdf
  8. #e8e7e7
  9. #f0efef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b0ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b0ae
  2. #adaba9
  3. #a8a6a5
  4. #a3a2a0
  5. #9e9d9c
  6. #999897
  7. #949392
  8. #8f8e8e
  9. #8a8a89
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b0ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b0ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b0ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b0ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b0ae {
  color: #b2b0ae;
}
Background
.bg-b2b0ae {
  background-color: #b2b0ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b0ae {
  border: 2px solid #b2b0ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b0ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 176 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b0ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b0ae, #b2b2ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b0ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 176 174 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.42 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.48 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.91 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.99 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.99 #4d4f51 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2b0ae  rgb(178, 176, 174)  hsl(30, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb0b2  rgb(174, 176, 178)  hsl(210, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb2b0  rgb(174, 178, 176)  hsl(150, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0aeb2  rgb(176, 174, 178)  hsl(270, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray