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#B3ACB2

#b3acb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3acb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.91% magenta, 0.56% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 308.57°, with 4.4% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.423

Complementary

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #acb3ad

Split complementary

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #aeb3ac
  3. #acb3b0

Analogous

  1. #b0acb3
  2. #b3acb2
  3. #b3acae

Triadic

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #b2b3ac
  3. #acb2b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #b3adac
  3. #acb3ad
  4. #acb2b3

Square

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #b3b0ac
  3. #acb3ad
  4. #acaeb3

Monochromatic

  1. #675f66
  2. #8e848d
  3. #b3acb2
  4. #d8d4d7
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b3acb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #a19ba0
  3. #8f8a8e
  4. #7d787d
  5. #6b676b
  6. #5a5659
  7. #484547
  8. #363435
  9. #242224
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3acb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #bbb4ba
  3. #c2bdc1
  4. #cac5c9
  5. #d1cdd1
  6. #d9d6d9
  7. #e1dee0
  8. #e8e6e8
  9. #f0eef0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3acb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3acb2
  2. #aea8ad
  3. #a9a3a8
  4. #a49fa3
  5. #9f9a9e
  6. #9a9699
  7. #949294
  8. #8f8d8f
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0adb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acadb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4acae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afadb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0adb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3acb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3acb2 {
  color: #b3acb2;
}
Background
.bg-b3acb2 {
  background-color: #b3acb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3acb2 {
  border: 2px solid #b3acb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3acb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 172 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 309 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3acb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3acb2, #b3acae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3acb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 172 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.35 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.35 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.09 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.39 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.35 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.19 #4c534d Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3acb2  rgb(179, 172, 178)  hsl(309, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb3ad  rgb(172, 179, 173)  hsl(129, 4%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b2b3ac  rgb(178, 179, 172)  hsl(69, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb2b3  rgb(172, 178, 179)  hsl(189, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray