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#B2B1AC

#b2b1ac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b1ac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.56% magenta, 3.37% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 50°, 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4389

Complementary

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #acadb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #acb0b2
  3. #aeacb2

Analogous

  1. #b2aeac
  2. #b2b1ac
  3. #b0b2ac

Triadic

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #acb2b1
  3. #b1acb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #adb2ac
  3. #acadb2
  4. #b1acb2

Square

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #acb2ae
  3. #acadb2
  4. #b2acb0

Monochromatic

  1. #66655f
  2. #8d8c84
  3. #b2b1ac
  4. #d7d6d4
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b2b1ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #a09f9b
  3. #8e8e8a
  4. #7d7c78
  5. #6b6a67
  6. #595956
  7. #474745
  8. #353534
  9. #242322
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b1ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #bab9b4
  3. #c1c1bd
  4. #c9c8c5
  5. #d1d0cd
  6. #d9d8d6
  7. #e0e0de
  8. #e8e8e6
  9. #f0efee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b1ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b1ac
  2. #adaca8
  3. #a8a7a3
  4. #a3a29f
  5. #9e9d9a
  6. #999996
  7. #949492
  8. #8f8f8d
  9. #8a8a89
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b1af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b1ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b1ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3b0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b1ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b1ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b1ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b1ac {
  color: #b2b1ac;
}
Background
.bg-b2b1ac {
  background-color: #b2b1ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b1ac {
  border: 2px solid #b2b1ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b1ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 177 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b1ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b1ac, #b0b2ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b1ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 177 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.84 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.12 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.90 #4d4e53 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2b1ac  rgb(178, 177, 172)  hsl(50, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acadb2  rgb(172, 173, 178)  hsl(230, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb2b1  rgb(172, 178, 177)  hsl(170, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b1acb2  rgb(177, 172, 178)  hsl(290, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray