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#B2B1AB

#b2b1ab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b1ab 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, 69.41% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 3.93% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 4.35% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4385

Complementary

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #abacb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #abafb2
  3. #adabb2

Analogous

  1. #b2adab
  2. #b2b1ab
  3. #afb2ab

Triadic

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #abb2b1
  3. #b1abb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #acb2ab
  3. #abacb2
  4. #b1abb2

Square

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #abb2ad
  3. #abacb2
  4. #b2abaf

Monochromatic

  1. #66655e
  2. #8d8c83
  3. #b2b1ab
  4. #d7d6d3
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b2b1ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #a09f9a
  3. #8e8e89
  4. #7d7c78
  5. #6b6a67
  6. #595956
  7. #474744
  8. #353533
  9. #242322
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b1ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #bab9b3
  3. #c1c1bc
  4. #c9c8c4
  5. #d1d0cd
  6. #d9d8d5
  7. #e0e0dd
  8. #e8e8e6
  9. #f0efee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b1ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b1ab
  2. #adaca7
  3. #a8a7a2
  4. #a3a29e
  5. #9e9d9a
  6. #999996
  7. #949491
  8. #8f8f8d
  9. #8a8a89
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b1ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b1ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b1ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b1ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b1ab {
  color: #b2b1ab;
}
Background
.bg-b2b1ab {
  background-color: #b2b1ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b1ab {
  border: 2px solid #b2b1ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b1ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 177 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 4% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b1ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b1ab, #afb2ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b1ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 177 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.15 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.30 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.30 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.96 #4d4e54 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2b1ab  rgb(178, 177, 171)  hsl(51, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#abacb2  rgb(171, 172, 178)  hsl(231, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#abb2b1  rgb(171, 178, 177)  hsl(171, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b1abb2  rgb(177, 171, 178)  hsl(291, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray