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#B3ACAA

#b3acaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3acaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.91% magenta, 5.03% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 13.33°, with 5.59% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.4199

Complementary

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #aab1b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #aab3b0
  3. #aaacb3

Analogous

  1. #b3aaac
  2. #b3acaa
  3. #b3b0aa

Triadic

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #aab3ac
  3. #acaab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #b1b3aa
  3. #aab1b3
  4. #acaab3

Square

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #acb3aa
  3. #aab1b3
  4. #b0aab3

Monochromatic

  1. #675f5d
  2. #8f8582
  3. #b3acaa
  4. #d7d3d2
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#b3acaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #a19b99
  3. #8f8a88
  4. #7d7877
  5. #6b6766
  6. #5a5655
  7. #484544
  8. #363433
  9. #242222
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3acaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #bbb4b3
  3. #c2bdbb
  4. #cac5c4
  5. #d1cdcc
  6. #d9d6d5
  7. #e1dedd
  8. #e8e6e6
  9. #f0eeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3acaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3acaa
  2. #aea8a6
  3. #a9a3a2
  4. #a49f9d
  5. #9f9a99
  6. #9a9695
  7. #949291
  8. #8f8d8d
  9. #8a8988
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0adac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adadaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaeaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0acaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1adaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4abab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3acaa {
  color: #b3acaa;
}
Background
.bg-b3acaa {
  background-color: #b3acaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3acaa {
  border: 2px solid #b3acaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3acaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 172 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 6% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3acaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3acaa, #b3b0aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3acaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 172 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.66 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.10 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.54 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.30 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.30 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 11.06 #4c5355 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3acaa  rgb(179, 172, 170)  hsl(13, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aab1b3  rgb(170, 177, 179)  hsl(193, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aab3ac  rgb(170, 179, 172)  hsl(133, 6%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#acaab3  rgb(172, 170, 179)  hsl(253, 6%, 68%)  Dark Gray