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#B4ACAA Rose Ashes

#B4ACAA is a light gray named Rose Ashes. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 67.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(180, 172, 170)). Its HSL value is 12° hue, 6% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black. #B4ACAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.42:1.

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Variations of #B4ACAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B4ACAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B4ACAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B4ACAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AFAEAA
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEADAA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFADAA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AFAEAA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1ADAA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6ABAB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B5ACAB
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFADAD

#B4ACAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.23:1 Very poor#B4ACAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.42:1 Very good#B4ACAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B4ACAA in CSS

/* Rose Ashes */
.color { color: #B4ACAA; }
.background { background-color: #B4ACAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B4ACAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(180 172 170);
color: hsl(12 6% 69%);
color: oklch(0.750 0.010 34.3);

#B4ACAA FAQ

What color is #B4ACAA?

#B4ACAA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B4ACAA?

#B4ACAA is rgb(180, 172, 170) in RGB, hsl(12, 6%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 29%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B4ACAA?

The complementary color of #B4ACAA is #AAB2B4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B4ACAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #B4ACAA: 9.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B4ACAA a warm or cool color?

#B4ACAA is a neutral color.