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#B2B2BB

#b2b2bb ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b2bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.81% cyan, 4.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 6.21% saturation and 71.57% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4489

Complementary

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #bbbbb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #bbb7b2
  3. #b7bbb2

Analogous

  1. #b2b7bb
  2. #b2b2bb
  3. #b7b2bb

Triadic

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #bbb2b2
  3. #b2bbb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #bbb2bb
  3. #bbbbb2
  4. #b2bbb2

Square

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #bbb2b7
  3. #bbbbb2
  4. #b2bbb7

Monochromatic

  1. #636371
  2. #898997
  3. #b2b2bb
  4. #dbdbdf
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#b2b2bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #a0a0a8
  3. #8e8e96
  4. #7d7d83
  5. #6b6b70
  6. #59595e
  7. #47474b
  8. #353538
  9. #242425
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b2bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #babac2
  3. #c1c1c9
  4. #c9c9cf
  5. #d1d1d6
  6. #d9d9dd
  7. #e0e0e4
  8. #e8e8eb
  9. #f0f0f1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b2bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b2bb
  2. #adadb5
  3. #a8a8af
  4. #a3a3a9
  5. #9e9ea3
  6. #99999e
  7. #949498
  8. #8f8f92
  9. #8a8a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b3bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b2bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0b3b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b3bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b2bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b1b3b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b2bb {
  color: #b2b2bb;
}
Background
.bg-b2b2bb {
  background-color: #b2b2bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b2bb {
  border: 2px solid #b2b2bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b2bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 178 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 6% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b2bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b2bb, #b7b2bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b2bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 178 187 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.44 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.89 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.48 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.48 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.71 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.72 #4d4d44 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b2b2bb  rgb(178, 178, 187)  hsl(240, 6%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#bbbbb2  rgb(187, 187, 178)  hsl(60, 6%, 72%)  Silver
#bbb2b2  rgb(187, 178, 178)  hsl(0, 6%, 72%)  Silver Pink
#b2bbb2  rgb(178, 187, 178)  hsl(120, 6%, 72%)  Ash Gray