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#B9B2AA

#b9b2aa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9b2aa is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 69.8% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.78% magenta, 8.11% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 32°, with 9.68% saturation and 69.61% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.4506

Complementary

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #aab1b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #aab9b9
  3. #abaab9

Analogous

  1. #b9abaa
  2. #b9b2aa
  3. #b9b9aa

Triadic

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #aab9b2
  3. #b2aab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #b1b9aa
  3. #aab1b9
  4. #b2aab9

Square

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #aab9ab
  3. #aab1b9
  4. #b9aab9

Monochromatic

  1. #6f665b
  2. #968c80
  3. #b9b2aa
  4. #dcd8d4
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b9b2aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #a7a099
  3. #948e88
  4. #827d77
  5. #6f6b66
  6. #5d5955
  7. #4a4744
  8. #383533
  9. #252422
  10. #131211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9b2aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #c0bab3
  3. #c7c1bb
  4. #cec9c4
  5. #d5d1cc
  6. #dcd9d5
  7. #e3e0dd
  8. #eae8e6
  9. #f1f0ee
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9b2aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9b2aa
  2. #b3ada6
  3. #aea8a2
  4. #a8a39d
  5. #a29e99
  6. #9d9995
  7. #979491
  8. #918f8d
  9. #8b8a88
  10. #868584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5b3af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5b2aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b4aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b2aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b3aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb1ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9b2aa {
  color: #b9b2aa;
}
Background
.bg-b9b2aa {
  background-color: #b9b2aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9b2aa {
  border: 2px solid #b9b2aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9b2aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 178 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 10% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9b2aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9b2aa, #b9b9aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9b2aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 178 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.45 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.82 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.43 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.39 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.39 #464d55 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b9b2aa  rgb(185, 178, 170)  hsl(32, 10%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#aab1b9  rgb(170, 177, 185)  hsl(212, 10%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#aab9b2  rgb(170, 185, 178)  hsl(152, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b2aab9  rgb(178, 170, 185)  hsl(272, 10%, 70%)  Rose Quartz