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#9EAAB2

#9eaab2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9eaab2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 66.67% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.24% cyan, 4.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 204°, with 11.49% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.87.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3923

Complementary

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #b2a69e

Split complementary

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #b29ea0
  3. #b2b09e

Analogous

  1. #9eb2b0
  2. #9eaab2
  3. #9ea0b2

Triadic

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #b29eaa
  3. #aab29e

Tetradic

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #a69eb2
  3. #b2a69e
  4. #aab29e

Square

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #b09eb2
  3. #b2a69e
  4. #a0b29e

Monochromatic

  1. #515e66
  2. #738590
  3. #9eaab2
  4. #c9cfd4
  5. #f3f5f6

Shades

#9eaab2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #8e99a0
  3. #7e888e
  4. #6f777d
  5. #5f666b
  6. #4f5559
  7. #3f4447
  8. #2f3335
  9. #202224
  10. #101112
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eaab2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #a8b3ba
  3. #b1bbc1
  4. #bbc4c9
  5. #c5ccd1
  6. #cfd5d9
  7. #d8dde0
  8. #e2e6e8
  9. #eceef0
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eaab2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eaab2
  2. #9ba6ad
  3. #98a2a8
  4. #959da3
  5. #92999e
  6. #8f9599
  7. #8c9194
  8. #898d8f
  9. #86888a
  10. #838485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7aab2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4a7b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #99acac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3aab2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1a8b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9babaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eaab2 {
  color: #9eaab2;
}
Background
.bg-9eaab2 {
  background-color: #9eaab2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eaab2 {
  border: 2px solid #9eaab2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eaab2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 170 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 11% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eaab2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eaab2, #9ea0b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eaab2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 170 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.87 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.78 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.86 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.22 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.75 #61554d Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9eaab2  rgb(158, 170, 178)  hsl(204, 11%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b2a69e  rgb(178, 166, 158)  hsl(24, 11%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b29eaa  rgb(178, 158, 170)  hsl(324, 11%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#aab29e  rgb(170, 178, 158)  hsl(84, 11%, 66%)  Ash Gray