Palettes / Colors / #B2AAA7

#B2AAA7 — Silver Grey

#B2AAA7 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #B2AAA7 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B2AAA7 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 #A8B0B3; it also sits naturally between #B3A8AA and #B3B0A8. 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 67% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 6% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B2AAA7

.text { color: #B2AAA7; }
.background { background-color: #B2AAA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2AAA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 170, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 7%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2AAA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 170, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2AAA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 170, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2AAA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2AAA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8B0B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2AAA7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B2AAA7

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B2AAA7 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 #B2AAA7 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

← #B2AAA6  ·  #B2AAA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2AAA7?

#B2AAA7 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 178, 170, 167). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2AAA7?

#B2AAA7 is RGB 178, 170, 167 — HSL 16°, 7%, 68% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 6%, 30%.

What colors go with #B2AAA7?

Its complement is #A8B0B3; analogous partners are #B3A8AA and #B3B0A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2AAA7 for text?

Black text on #B2AAA7 has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.