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#B7AFAF

#b7afaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b7afaf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 68.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.37% magenta, 4.37% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 5.26% saturation and 70.2% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4382

Complementary

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #afb7b7

Split complementary

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #afb7b3
  3. #afb3b7

Analogous

  1. #b7afb3
  2. #b7afaf
  3. #b7b3af

Triadic

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #afb7af
  3. #afafb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #b7b7af
  3. #afb7b7
  4. #afafb7

Square

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #b3b7af
  3. #afb7b7
  4. #b3afb7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c6161
  2. #938787
  3. #b7afaf
  4. #dbd7d7
  5. #f5f4f4

Shades

#b7afaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #a59e9e
  3. #928c8c
  4. #807b7b
  5. #6e6969
  6. #5c5858
  7. #494646
  8. #373535
  9. #252323
  10. #121212
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7afaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #beb7b7
  3. #c5bfbf
  4. #cdc7c7
  5. #d4cfcf
  6. #dbd7d7
  7. #e2dfdf
  8. #e9e7e7
  9. #f1efef
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7afaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7afaf
  2. #b2aaaa
  3. #aca6a6
  4. #a7a1a1
  5. #a19c9c
  6. #9c9898
  7. #969393
  8. #918e8e
  9. #8b8989
  10. #868585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b0b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b0af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2b1af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b9aeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b0af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b0af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8afaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7afaf {
  color: #b7afaf;
}
Background
.bg-b7afaf {
  background-color: #b7afaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b7afaf {
  border: 2px solid #b7afaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7afaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 175 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 5% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7afaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7afaf, #b7b3af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7afaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 175 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.56 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 5.67 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.72 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.63 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.63 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.54 #485050 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b7afaf  rgb(183, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#afb7b7  rgb(175, 183, 183)  hsl(180, 5%, 70%)  Silver
#afb7af  rgb(175, 183, 175)  hsl(120, 5%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#afafb7  rgb(175, 175, 183)  hsl(240, 5%, 70%)  Dark Gray