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#B5B2BE

#b5b2be ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b5b2be 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.74% cyan, 6.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 8.45% saturation and 72.16% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.14.

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Relative luminance0.4538

Complementary

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #bbbeb2

Split complementary

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #bebbb2
  3. #b5beb2

Analogous

  1. #b2b5be
  2. #b5b2be
  3. #bbb2be

Triadic

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #beb5b2
  3. #b2beb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #beb2bb
  3. #bbbeb2
  4. #b2beb5

Square

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #beb2b5
  3. #bbbeb2
  4. #b2bebb

Monochromatic

  1. #676275
  2. #8d899b
  3. #b5b2be
  4. #dddbe1
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#b5b2be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #a3a0ab
  3. #918e98
  4. #7f7d85
  5. #6d6b72
  6. #5b595f
  7. #48474c
  8. #363539
  9. #242426
  10. #121213
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5b2be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #bcbac5
  3. #c4c1cb
  4. #cbc9d2
  5. #d3d1d8
  6. #dad9df
  7. #e1e0e5
  8. #e9e8ec
  9. #f0f0f2
  10. #f8f7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5b2be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5b2be
  2. #b0adb8
  3. #aaa8b2
  4. #a5a3ab
  5. #a09ea5
  6. #9b999f
  7. #959499
  8. #908f93
  9. #8b8a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4b3b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b4bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0b3be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b4b4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2b3be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b3be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4b3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5b2be {
  color: #b5b2be;
}
Background
.bg-b5b2be {
  background-color: #b5b2be;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b5b2be {
  border: 2px solid #b5b2be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5b2be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 178 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5b2be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5b2be, #bbb2be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5b2be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 178 190 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.14 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.29 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.30 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.06 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.33 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.34 #4a4d41 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b5b2be  rgb(181, 178, 190)  hsl(255, 8%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#bbbeb2  rgb(187, 190, 178)  hsl(75, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#beb5b2  rgb(190, 181, 178)  hsl(15, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#b2beb5  rgb(178, 190, 181)  hsl(135, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray