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#B2B3A4

#b2b3a4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b2b3a4 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, 70.2% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.38% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 64°, with 8.98% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4439

Complementary

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #a5a4b3

Split complementary

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #a4aab3
  3. #aca4b3

Analogous

  1. #b3aca4
  2. #b2b3a4
  3. #aab3a4

Triadic

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #a4b2b3
  3. #b3a4b2

Tetradic

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #a4b3a5
  3. #a5a4b3
  4. #b3a4b2

Square

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #a4b3ac
  3. #a5a4b3
  4. #b3a4aa

Monochromatic

  1. #666856
  2. #8f907a
  3. #b2b3a4
  4. #d5d6ce
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#b2b3a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #a0a194
  3. #8e8f83
  4. #7d7d73
  5. #6b6b62
  6. #595a52
  7. #474842
  8. #353631
  9. #242421
  10. #121210
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2b3a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #babbad
  3. #c1c2b6
  4. #c9cabf
  5. #d1d1c8
  6. #d9d9d2
  7. #e0e1db
  8. #e8e8e4
  9. #f0f0ed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2b3a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2b3a4
  2. #adaea0
  3. #a8a99d
  4. #a3a499
  5. #9e9f96
  6. #999a92
  7. #94948e
  8. #8f8f8b
  9. #8a8a87
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b1a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b2a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b2a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b2a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3b2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2b3a4 {
  color: #b2b3a4;
}
Background
.bg-b2b3a4 {
  background-color: #b2b3a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b2b3a4 {
  border: 2px solid #b2b3a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2b3a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 179 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 9% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2b3a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2b3a4, #aab3a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2b3a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 179 164 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.67 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.77 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.77 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.29 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.45 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 11.21 #4d4c5b Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#b2b3a4  rgb(178, 179, 164)  hsl(64, 9%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#a5a4b3  rgb(165, 164, 179)  hsl(244, 9%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#a4b2b3  rgb(164, 178, 179)  hsl(184, 9%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#b3a4b2  rgb(179, 164, 178)  hsl(304, 9%, 67%)  Rose Quartz