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#B8A8A8 closest to Grey Sheep

#B8A8A8 is a light gray; the closest named color is Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 65.9% green and 65.9% blue (rgb(184, 168, 168)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 10% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black. #B8A8A8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.20:1.

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Variations of #B8A8A8

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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#B8A8A8 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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#B8A8A8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B8A8A8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEADA8
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABAAA8
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEAAA8
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEADA8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1ABA8
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCA7A8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAA7A8
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AFABAB

#B8A8A8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#B8A8A8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.20:1 Very good#B8A8A8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B8A8A8 in CSS

/* Grey Sheep */
.color { color: #B8A8A8; }
.background { background-color: #B8A8A8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B8A8A8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(184 168 168);
color: hsl(0 10% 69%);
color: oklch(0.745 0.019 17.6);

#B8A8A8 FAQ

What color is #B8A8A8?

#B8A8A8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Grey Sheep. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B8A8A8?

#B8A8A8 is rgb(184, 168, 168) in RGB, hsl(0, 10%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 28%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B8A8A8?

The complementary color of #B8A8A8 is #A8B8B8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B8A8A8?

Black text has the best contrast on #B8A8A8: 9.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B8A8A8 a warm or cool color?

#B8A8A8 is a neutral color.