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#B3ABAC

#b3abac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3abac is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 67.06% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.47% magenta, 3.91% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, with 5% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.4169

Complementary

  1. #b3abac
  2. #abb3b2

Split complementary

  1. #b3abac
  2. #abb3ae
  3. #abb0b3

Analogous

  1. #b3abb0
  2. #b3abac
  3. #b3aeab

Triadic

  1. #b3abac
  2. #acb3ab
  3. #abacb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3abac
  2. #b3b2ab
  3. #abb3b2
  4. #abacb3

Square

  1. #b3abac
  2. #b0b3ab
  3. #abb3b2
  4. #aeabb3

Monochromatic

  1. #675e5f
  2. #8f8384
  3. #b3abac
  4. #d7d3d4
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#b3abac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3abac
  2. #a19a9b
  3. #8f898a
  4. #7d7878
  5. #6b6767
  6. #5a5656
  7. #484445
  8. #363334
  9. #242222
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3abac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3abac
  2. #bbb3b4
  3. #c2bcbd
  4. #cac4c5
  5. #d1cdcd
  6. #d9d5d6
  7. #e1ddde
  8. #e8e6e6
  9. #f0eeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3abac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3abac
  2. #aea7a8
  3. #a9a2a3
  4. #a49e9f
  5. #9f9a9a
  6. #9a9696
  7. #949192
  8. #8f8d8d
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afacac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acacac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeadac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afacac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0acac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4abac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3abac {
  color: #b3abac;
}
Background
.bg-b3abac {
  background-color: #b3abac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3abac {
  border: 2px solid #b3abac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3abac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 171 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 5% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3abac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3abac, #b3aeab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3abac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 171 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.65 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.74 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.71 #4c5453 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3abac  rgb(179, 171, 172)  hsl(353, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#abb3b2  rgb(171, 179, 178)  hsl(173, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb3ab  rgb(172, 179, 171)  hsl(113, 5%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#abacb3  rgb(171, 172, 179)  hsl(233, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray