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#9EABAA

#9eabaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9eabaa is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 67.06% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.58% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 175.38°, with 7.18% saturation and 64.51% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.393

Complementary

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #ab9e9f

Split complementary

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #ab9ea6
  3. #aba39e

Analogous

  1. #9eaba3
  2. #9eabaa
  3. #9ea6ab

Triadic

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #aa9eab
  3. #abaa9e

Tetradic

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #9e9fab
  3. #ab9e9f
  4. #abaa9e

Square

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #a39eab
  3. #ab9e9f
  4. #a6ab9e

Monochromatic

  1. #525e5d
  2. #758786
  3. #9eabaa
  4. #c7cfce
  5. #f0f2f2

Shades

#9eabaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #8e9a99
  3. #7e8988
  4. #6f7877
  5. #5f6766
  6. #4f5655
  7. #3f4444
  8. #2f3333
  9. #202222
  10. #101111
  11. #000000

Tints

#9eabaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #a8b3b3
  3. #b1bcbb
  4. #bbc4c4
  5. #c5cdcc
  6. #cfd5d5
  7. #d8dddd
  8. #e2e6e6
  9. #eceeee
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9eabaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9eabaa
  2. #9ba7a6
  3. #98a2a2
  4. #959e9d
  5. #929a99
  6. #8f9695
  7. #8c9191
  8. #898d8d
  9. #868988
  10. #838484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4a9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a9aa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a7aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bacab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5aaaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a9aa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9cabaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9eabaa {
  color: #9eabaa;
}
Background
.bg-9eabaa {
  background-color: #9eabaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9eabaa {
  border: 2px solid #9eabaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9eabaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 171 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 7% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9eabaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9eabaa, #9ea6ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9eabaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 171 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.19 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.43 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.21 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.70 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.98 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 12.59 #615455 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#9eabaa  rgb(158, 171, 170)  hsl(175, 7%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#ab9e9f  rgb(171, 158, 159)  hsl(355, 7%, 65%)  Silver Pink
#aa9eab  rgb(170, 158, 171)  hsl(295, 7%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#abaa9e  rgb(171, 170, 158)  hsl(55, 7%, 65%)  Dark Gray