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#B3ACA5

#b3aca5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3aca5 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, 67.45% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.91% magenta, 7.82% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 8.43% saturation and 67.45% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4181

Complementary

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #a5acb3

Split complementary

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #a5b3b3
  3. #a5a5b3

Analogous

  1. #b3a5a5
  2. #b3aca5
  3. #b3b3a5

Triadic

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #a5b3ac
  3. #aca5b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #acb3a5
  3. #a5acb3
  4. #aca5b3

Square

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #a5b3a5
  3. #a5acb3
  4. #b3a5b3

Monochromatic

  1. #685f57
  2. #90867c
  3. #b3aca5
  4. #d6d2ce
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b3aca5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #a19b95
  3. #8f8a84
  4. #7d7874
  5. #6b6763
  6. #5a5653
  7. #484542
  8. #363432
  9. #242221
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3aca5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #bbb4ae
  3. #c2bdb7
  4. #cac5c0
  5. #d1cdc9
  6. #d9d6d2
  7. #e1dedb
  8. #e8e6e4
  9. #f0eeed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3aca5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3aca5
  2. #aea8a1
  3. #a9a39e
  4. #a49f9a
  5. #9f9a96
  6. #9a9693
  7. #94928f
  8. #8f8d8b
  9. #8a8987
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afadaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaca5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0aea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6aaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0aca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1ada5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5aba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3aca5 {
  color: #b3aca5;
}
Background
.bg-b3aca5 {
  background-color: #b3aca5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3aca5 {
  border: 2px solid #b3aca5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3aca5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 172 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 8% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3aca5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3aca5, #b3b3a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3aca5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 172 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.53 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.17 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.19 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.74 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.74 #4c535a Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3aca5  rgb(179, 172, 165)  hsl(30, 8%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a5acb3  rgb(165, 172, 179)  hsl(210, 8%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a5b3ac  rgb(165, 179, 172)  hsl(150, 8%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#aca5b3  rgb(172, 165, 179)  hsl(270, 8%, 67%)  Rose Quartz