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#B6AFAC

#b6afac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b6afac 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, 68.63% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.85% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 18°, with 6.41% saturation and 69.41% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4358

Complementary

  1. #b6afac
  2. #acb3b6

Split complementary

  1. #b6afac
  2. #acb6b4
  3. #acaeb6

Analogous

  1. #b6acae
  2. #b6afac
  3. #b6b4ac

Triadic

  1. #b6afac
  2. #acb6af
  3. #afacb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6afac
  2. #b3b6ac
  3. #acb3b6
  4. #afacb6

Square

  1. #b6afac
  2. #aeb6ac
  3. #acb3b6
  4. #b4acb6

Monochromatic

  1. #6b625e
  2. #928883
  3. #b6afac
  4. #dad6d5
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#b6afac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6afac
  2. #a49e9b
  3. #928c8a
  4. #7f7b78
  5. #6d6967
  6. #5b5856
  7. #494645
  8. #373534
  9. #242322
  10. #121211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6afac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6afac
  2. #bdb7b4
  3. #c5bfbd
  4. #ccc7c5
  5. #d3cfcd
  6. #dbd7d6
  7. #e2dfde
  8. #e9e7e6
  9. #f0efee
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6afac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6afac
  2. #b1aaa8
  3. #aba6a3
  4. #a6a19f
  5. #a09c9a
  6. #9b9896
  7. #969392
  8. #908e8d
  9. #8b8989
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b0af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b0ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b1ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3afac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b0ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b7aead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6afac {
  color: #b6afac;
}
Background
.bg-b6afac {
  background-color: #b6afac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b6afac {
  border: 2px solid #b6afac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6afac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 175 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 6% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6afac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6afac, #b6b4ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6afac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 175 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.07 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.47 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 6.64 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.55 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.17 #495053 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b6afac  rgb(182, 175, 172)  hsl(18, 6%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb3b6  rgb(172, 179, 182)  hsl(198, 6%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#acb6af  rgb(172, 182, 175)  hsl(138, 6%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#afacb6  rgb(175, 172, 182)  hsl(258, 6%, 69%)  Dark Gray