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#B2B0BA

#b2b0ba ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b0ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.3% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 6.76% saturation and 70.98% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4406

Complementary

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #b8bab0

Split complementary

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #bab7b0
  3. #b3bab0

Analogous

  1. #b0b3ba
  2. #b2b0ba
  3. #b7b0ba

Triadic

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #bab2b0
  3. #b0bab2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #bab0b8
  3. #b8bab0
  4. #b0bab2

Square

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #bab0b3
  3. #b8bab0
  4. #b0bab7

Monochromatic

  1. #646170
  2. #8a8796
  3. #b2b0ba
  4. #dad9de
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#b2b0ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #a09ea7
  3. #8e8d95
  4. #7d7b82
  5. #6b6a70
  6. #59585d
  7. #47464a
  8. #353538
  9. #242325
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b0ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #bab8c1
  3. #c1c0c8
  4. #c9c8cf
  5. #d1d0d6
  6. #d9d8dd
  7. #e0dfe3
  8. #e8e7ea
  9. #f0eff1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b0ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b0ba
  2. #adabb4
  3. #a8a6ae
  4. #a3a2a9
  5. #9e9da3
  6. #99989d
  7. #949397
  8. #8f8e91
  9. #8a8a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb1ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb1ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b1ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b1ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b1b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b0ba {
  color: #b2b0ba;
}
Background
.bg-b2b0ba {
  background-color: #b2b0ba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b0ba {
  border: 2px solid #b2b0ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b0ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 176 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 7% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b0ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b0ba, #b7b0ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b0ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 176 186 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.93 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.06 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 9.41 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.56 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.68 #4d4f45 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2b0ba  rgb(178, 176, 186)  hsl(252, 7%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b8bab0  rgb(184, 186, 176)  hsl(72, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bab2b0  rgb(186, 178, 176)  hsl(12, 7%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b0bab2  rgb(176, 186, 178)  hsl(132, 7%, 71%)  Ash Gray