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#B5AAA8

#b5aaa8 ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5aaa8 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 66.67% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.08% magenta, 7.18% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 9.23°, with 8.07% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.414

Complementary

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #a8b3b5

Split complementary

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #a8b5b0
  3. #a8acb5

Analogous

  1. #b5a8ac
  2. #b5aaa8
  3. #b5b0a8

Triadic

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #a8b5aa
  3. #aaa8b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #b3b5a8
  3. #a8b3b5
  4. #aaa8b5

Square

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #acb5a8
  3. #a8b3b5
  4. #b0a8b5

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5d5a
  2. #92827f
  3. #b5aaa8
  4. #d8d2d1
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#b5aaa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #a39997
  3. #918886
  4. #7f7776
  5. #6d6665
  6. #5b5554
  7. #484443
  8. #363332
  9. #242222
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5aaa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #bcb3b1
  3. #c4bbb9
  4. #cbc4c2
  5. #d3cccb
  6. #dad5d4
  7. #e1dddc
  8. #e9e6e5
  9. #f0eeee
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5aaa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5aaa8
  2. #b0a6a4
  3. #aaa2a0
  4. #a59d9c
  5. #a09998
  6. #9b9594
  7. #959190
  8. #908d8c
  9. #8b8888
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0abab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaba8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afada8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8a9a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0aba8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1aca8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7a9a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5aaa8 {
  color: #b5aaa8;
}
Background
.bg-b5aaa8 {
  background-color: #b5aaa8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5aaa8 {
  border: 2px solid #b5aaa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5aaa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 170 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 8% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5aaa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5aaa8, #b5b0a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5aaa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 170 168 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 4.89 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.30 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.30 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.47 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.38 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.30 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.30 #4a5557 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#b5aaa8  rgb(181, 170, 168)  hsl(9, 8%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a8b3b5  rgb(168, 179, 181)  hsl(189, 8%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#a8b5aa  rgb(168, 181, 170)  hsl(129, 8%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#aaa8b5  rgb(170, 168, 181)  hsl(249, 8%, 68%)  Dark Gray