Palettes / Colors / #B8AEAD

#B8AEAD — Silver Grey

#B8AEAD is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#B8AEAD 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 #ADB7B8; it also sits naturally between #B8ADB2 and #B8B3AD. 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 72% · Green 68% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 6% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B8AEAD

.text { color: #B8AEAD; }
.background { background-color: #B8AEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B8AEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 174, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 7%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B8AEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 174, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B8AEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 174, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B8AEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B8AEAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADB7B8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B8AEAD: #000000.

How #B8AEAD 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 #B8AEAD 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

← #B8AEAC  ·  #B8AEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B8AEAD?

#B8AEAD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 184, 174, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B8AEAD?

#B8AEAD is RGB 184, 174, 173 — HSL 5°, 7%, 70% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 6%, 28%.

What colors go with #B8AEAD?

Its complement is #ADB7B8; analogous partners are #B8ADB2 and #B8B3AD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B8AEAD for text?

Black text on #B8AEAD has a contrast ratio of 9.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.