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#B3AFAE

#b3afae ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b3afae 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, 68.63% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.23% magenta, 2.79% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 3.18% saturation and 69.22% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.433

Complementary

  1. #b3afae
  2. #aeb2b3

Split complementary

  1. #b3afae
  2. #aeb3b2
  3. #aeb0b3

Analogous

  1. #b3aeb0
  2. #b3afae
  3. #b3b2ae

Triadic

  1. #b3afae
  2. #aeb3af
  3. #afaeb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3afae
  2. #b2b3ae
  3. #aeb2b3
  4. #afaeb3

Square

  1. #b3afae
  2. #b0b3ae
  3. #aeb2b3
  4. #b2aeb3

Monochromatic

  1. #676261
  2. #8e8887
  3. #b3afae
  4. #d8d6d5
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b3afae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3afae
  2. #a19e9d
  3. #8f8c8b
  4. #7d7b7a
  5. #6b6968
  6. #5a5857
  7. #484646
  8. #363534
  9. #242323
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3afae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3afae
  2. #bbb7b6
  3. #c2bfbe
  4. #cac7c6
  5. #d1cfce
  6. #d9d7d7
  7. #e1dfdf
  8. #e8e7e7
  9. #f0efef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3afae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3afae
  2. #aeaaa9
  3. #a9a6a5
  4. #a4a1a0
  5. #9f9c9c
  6. #9a9897
  7. #949392
  8. #8f8e8e
  9. #8a8989
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1afaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0afae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b0ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4afaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1afae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b0ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4afae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3afae {
  color: #b3afae;
}
Background
.bg-b3afae {
  background-color: #b3afae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3afae {
  border: 2px solid #b3afae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3afae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 175 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3afae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3afae, #b3b2ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3afae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 175 174 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.80 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.80 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.80 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.25 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.25 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.02 #4c5051 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b3afae  rgb(179, 175, 174)  hsl(12, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb2b3  rgb(174, 178, 179)  hsl(192, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb3af  rgb(174, 179, 175)  hsl(132, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afaeb3  rgb(175, 174, 179)  hsl(252, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray