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#B9B2AD

#b9b2ad ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#b9b2ad 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 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.78% magenta, 6.49% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 25°, with 7.89% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4517

Complementary

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #adb4b9

Split complementary

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #adb9b8
  3. #adaeb9

Analogous

  1. #b9adae
  2. #b9b2ad
  3. #b9b8ad

Triadic

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #adb9b2
  3. #b2adb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #b4b9ad
  3. #adb4b9
  4. #b2adb9

Square

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #aeb9ad
  3. #adb4b9
  4. #b8adb9

Monochromatic

  1. #6f655e
  2. #968b84
  3. #b9b2ad
  4. #dcd9d6
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#b9b2ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #a7a09c
  3. #948e8a
  4. #827d79
  5. #6f6b68
  6. #5d5957
  7. #4a4745
  8. #383534
  9. #252423
  10. #131211
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9b2ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #c0bab5
  3. #c7c1bd
  4. #cec9c6
  5. #d5d1ce
  6. #dcd9d6
  7. #e3e0de
  8. #eae8e6
  9. #f1f0ef
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9b2ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9b2ad
  2. #b3ada9
  3. #aea8a4
  4. #a8a3a0
  5. #a29e9b
  6. #9d9997
  7. #979492
  8. #918f8e
  9. #8b8a89
  10. #868585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b3b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4b2ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6b4ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcb1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b2ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b3ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bbb1af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9b2ad {
  color: #b9b2ad;
}
Background
.bg-b9b2ad {
  background-color: #b9b2ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9b2ad {
  border: 2px solid #b9b2ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9b2ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 178 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 8% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9b2ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9b2ad, #b9b8ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9b2ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 178 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.78 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.13 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.28 #464d52 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#b9b2ad  rgb(185, 178, 173)  hsl(25, 8%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#adb4b9  rgb(173, 180, 185)  hsl(205, 8%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#adb9b2  rgb(173, 185, 178)  hsl(145, 8%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#b2adb9  rgb(178, 173, 185)  hsl(265, 8%, 70%)  Dark Gray