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#B2B2B7

#b2b2b7 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b2b7 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, 69.8% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.73% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.36% saturation and 70.78% 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 9.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4472

Complementary

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #b7b7b2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #b7b4b2
  3. #b4b7b2

Analogous

  1. #b2b4b7
  2. #b2b2b7
  3. #b4b2b7

Triadic

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #b7b2b2
  3. #b2b7b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #b7b2b7
  3. #b7b7b2
  4. #b2b7b2

Square

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #b7b2b4
  3. #b7b7b2
  4. #b2b7b4

Monochromatic

  1. #64646b
  2. #8a8a92
  3. #b2b2b7
  4. #dadadc
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#b2b2b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #a0a0a5
  3. #8e8e92
  4. #7d7d80
  5. #6b6b6e
  6. #59595c
  7. #474749
  8. #353537
  9. #242425
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b2b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #bababe
  3. #c1c1c5
  4. #c9c9cd
  5. #d1d1d4
  6. #d9d9db
  7. #e0e0e2
  8. #e8e8e9
  9. #f0f0f1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b2b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b2b7
  2. #adadb2
  3. #a8a8ac
  4. #a3a3a7
  5. #9e9ea1
  6. #99999c
  7. #949496
  8. #8f8f91
  9. #8a8a8b
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b3b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b2b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1b3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b2b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b2b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b2b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b2b7 {
  color: #b2b2b7;
}
Background
.bg-b2b2b7 {
  background-color: #b2b2b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b2b7 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b2b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b2b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 178 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 3% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b2b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b2b7, #b4b2b7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b2b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 178 183 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.55 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.38 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.15 #4d4d48 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2b2b7  rgb(178, 178, 183)  hsl(240, 3%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b7b7b2  rgb(183, 183, 178)  hsl(60, 3%, 71%)  Silver
#b7b2b2  rgb(183, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 3%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#b2b7b2  rgb(178, 183, 178)  hsl(120, 3%, 71%)  Ash Gray