Palettes / Colors / #B2A4AE

#B2A4AE — Silver Grey

#B2A4AE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#B2A4AE is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #A4B2A8; it also sits naturally between #AFA4B2 and #B2A4A7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 64% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 2% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B2A4AE

.text { color: #B2A4AE; }
.background { background-color: #B2A4AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2A4AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 164, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(317, 8%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2A4AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 164, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2A4AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 164, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2A4AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2A4AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2A4AE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4B2A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2A4AE: #000000.

How #B2A4AE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B2A4AE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B2A4AD  ·  #B2A4AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2A4AE?

#B2A4AE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 178, 164, 174). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2A4AE?

#B2A4AE is RGB 178, 164, 174 — HSL 317°, 8%, 67% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 2%, 30%.

What colors go with #B2A4AE?

Its complement is #A4B2A8; analogous partners are #AFA4B2 and #B2A4A7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2A4AE for text?

Black text on #B2A4AE has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.38:1.