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#B3AEB4

#b3aeb4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3aeb4 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, 68.24% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.56% cyan, 3.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 3.85% saturation and 69.41% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4315

Complementary

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #afb4ae

Split complementary

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #b2b4ae
  3. #aeb4b0

Analogous

  1. #b0aeb4
  2. #b3aeb4
  3. #b4aeb2

Triadic

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #b4b3ae
  3. #aeb4b3

Tetradic

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #b4aeaf
  3. #afb4ae
  4. #aeb4b3

Square

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #b4b0ae
  3. #afb4ae
  4. #aeb2b4

Monochromatic

  1. #676168
  2. #8e868f
  3. #b3aeb4
  4. #d8d6d9
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#b3aeb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #a19da2
  3. #8f8b90
  4. #7d7a7e
  5. #6b686c
  6. #5a575a
  7. #484648
  8. #363436
  9. #242324
  10. #121112
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3aeb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #bbb6bc
  3. #c2bec3
  4. #cac6cb
  5. #d1ced2
  6. #d9d7da
  7. #e1dfe1
  8. #e8e7e9
  9. #f0eff0
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3aeb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3aeb4
  2. #aea9af
  3. #a9a5aa
  4. #a4a0a4
  5. #9f9c9f
  6. #9a979a
  7. #949295
  8. #8f8e90
  9. #8a898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1afb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeafb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb0b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b3afb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0afb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0afb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b3aeb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3aeb4 {
  color: #b3aeb4;
}
Background
.bg-b3aeb4 {
  background-color: #b3aeb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3aeb4 {
  border: 2px solid #b3aeb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3aeb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 174 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3aeb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3aeb4, #b4aeb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3aeb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 174 180 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.85 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.21 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.08 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.12 #4c514b Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3aeb4  rgb(179, 174, 180)  hsl(290, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb4ae  rgb(175, 180, 174)  hsl(110, 4%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b4b3ae  rgb(180, 179, 174)  hsl(50, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb4b3  rgb(174, 180, 179)  hsl(170, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray