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#B6ABAE

#b6abae ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6abae is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 67.06% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.04% magenta, 4.4% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 343.64°, with 7.01% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4213

Complementary

  1. #b6abae
  2. #abb6b3

Split complementary

  1. #b6abae
  2. #abb6ae
  3. #abb4b6

Analogous

  1. #b6abb4
  2. #b6abae
  3. #b6aeab

Triadic

  1. #b6abae
  2. #aeb6ab
  3. #abaeb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6abae
  2. #b6b3ab
  3. #abb6b3
  4. #abaeb6

Square

  1. #b6abae
  2. #b4b6ab
  3. #abb6b3
  4. #aeabb6

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5d61
  2. #928287
  3. #b6abae
  4. #dad4d5
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#b6abae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6abae
  2. #a49a9d
  3. #92898b
  4. #7f787a
  5. #6d6768
  6. #5b5657
  7. #494446
  8. #373334
  9. #242223
  10. #121111
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6abae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6abae
  2. #bdb3b6
  3. #c5bcbe
  4. #ccc4c6
  5. #d3cdce
  6. #dbd5d7
  7. #e2dddf
  8. #e9e6e7
  9. #f0eeef
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6abae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6abae
  2. #b1a7a9
  3. #aba2a5
  4. #a69ea0
  5. #a09a9c
  6. #9b9697
  7. #969192
  8. #908d8e
  9. #8b8989
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1adae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acadae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaeae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8abac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0acae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2adae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7abad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6abae {
  color: #b6abae;
}
Background
.bg-b6abae {
  background-color: #b6abae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6abae {
  border: 2px solid #b6abae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6abae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 171 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 7% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6abae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6abae, #b6aeab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6abae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 171 174 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 4.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.66 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.46 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.56 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.79 #495451 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#b6abae  rgb(182, 171, 174)  hsl(344, 7%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#abb6b3  rgb(171, 182, 179)  hsl(164, 7%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#aeb6ab  rgb(174, 182, 171)  hsl(104, 7%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#abaeb6  rgb(171, 174, 182)  hsl(224, 7%, 69%)  Dark Gray