Dark gray

#b2afb2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for dark gray, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Dark gray carries almost no chroma, so it works as a neutral. Mid greys like this are the backbone of clean, editorial layouts. It works under any accent color, holding a scheme together without competing.

Dark gray color values

Every conversion for #b2afb2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b2afb2

RGB178, 175, 178

HSL300, 2%, 69%

HSV300, 2%, 70%

CMYK0%, 2%, 0%, 30%

Lab71.78, 1.63, -1.16

XYZ41.73, 43.34, 48.29

Decimal11710386

Web safe#999999

Pantone422 C

Shades of dark gray

#a29fa2 #928e92 #837e83 #726e72 #625e62 #514e51 #413e41 #302f30 #201f20 #100f10

Tints of dark gray

#b9b6b9 #c0bdc0 #c6c4c6 #cdcbcd #d4d2d4 #dbdadb #e2e1e2 #e9e8e9 #efefef #f6f6f6

Colors that go with dark gray

Complementary#afb2af Analogous#b1afb2 Analogous#b2afb1 Triadic#b2b2af Triadic#afb2b2 Split complementary#b1b2af Split complementary#afb2b1

Dark gray in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 2, 0, 30.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b2afb2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 2 0 30

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 6 4 36

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Dark gray in css

Copy #b2afb2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b2afb2; }
.text { color: #b2afb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2afb2; }

How dark gray looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Dark gray and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b2afb2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b2afb2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Dark gray on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b2afb2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around dark gray? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn dark gray into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b2afb2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from dark gray, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b2afb2 are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.