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#B5B2B4

#b5b2b4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5b2b4 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, 69.8% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.66% magenta, 0.55% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 320°, with 1.99% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#cc99cc
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Relative luminance0.4496

Complementary

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #b2b5b3

Split complementary

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #b2b5b2
  3. #b2b5b4

Analogous

  1. #b4b2b5
  2. #b5b2b4
  3. #b5b2b2

Triadic

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #b4b5b2
  3. #b2b4b5

Tetradic

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #b5b3b2
  3. #b2b5b3
  4. #b2b4b5

Square

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #b5b4b2
  3. #b2b5b3
  4. #b2b2b5

Monochromatic

  1. #696568
  2. #908b8e
  3. #b5b2b4
  4. #dad9da
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#b5b2b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #a3a0a2
  3. #918e90
  4. #7f7d7e
  5. #6d6b6c
  6. #5b595a
  7. #484748
  8. #363536
  9. #242424
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5b2b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #bcbabc
  3. #c4c1c3
  4. #cbc9cb
  5. #d3d1d2
  6. #dad9da
  7. #e1e0e1
  8. #e9e8e9
  9. #f0f0f0
  10. #f8f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5b2b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5b2b4
  2. #b0adaf
  3. #aaa8aa
  4. #a5a3a4
  5. #a09e9f
  6. #9b999a
  7. #959495
  8. #908f90
  9. #8b8a8a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b2b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2b3b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3b3b4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5b2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b2b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b3b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5b2b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5b2b4 {
  color: #b5b2b4;
}
Background
.bg-b5b2b4 {
  background-color: #b5b2b4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5b2b4 {
  border: 2px solid #b5b2b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5b2b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 178 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 320 2% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5b2b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5b2b4, #b5b2b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5b2b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 178 180 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.50 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.50 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.12 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.89 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.47 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.97 #4a4d4b Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b5b2b4  rgb(181, 178, 180)  hsl(320, 2%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b2b5b3  rgb(178, 181, 179)  hsl(140, 2%, 70%)  Silver
#b4b5b2  rgb(180, 181, 178)  hsl(80, 2%, 70%)  Silver
#b2b4b5  rgb(178, 180, 181)  hsl(200, 2%, 70%)  Dark Gray