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#9FB0AB

#9fb0ab ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9fb0ab is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.35% red, 69.02% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.84% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 162.35°, with 9.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4136

Complementary

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #b09fa4

Split complementary

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #b09fad
  3. #b0a39f

Analogous

  1. #9fb0a3
  2. #9fb0ab
  3. #9fadb0

Triadic

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #ab9fb0
  3. #b0ab9f

Tetradic

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #9fa4b0
  3. #b09fa4
  4. #b0ab9f

Square

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #a39fb0
  3. #b09fa4
  4. #adb09f

Monochromatic

  1. #52645f
  2. #758d86
  3. #9fb0ab
  4. #c9d3d0
  5. #f3f5f4

Shades

#9fb0ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #8f9e9a
  3. #7f8d89
  4. #6f7b78
  5. #5f6a67
  6. #505856
  7. #404644
  8. #303533
  9. #202322
  10. #101211
  11. #000000

Tints

#9fb0ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #a9b8b3
  3. #b2c0bc
  4. #bcc8c4
  5. #c5d0cd
  6. #cfd8d5
  7. #d9dfdd
  8. #e2e7e6
  9. #ecefee
  10. #f5f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9fb0ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9fb0ab
  2. #9caba7
  3. #99a6a2
  4. #96a29e
  5. #939d9a
  6. #909896
  7. #8c9391
  8. #898e8d
  9. #868a89
  10. #838584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7aeac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afaeab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ababab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9bb1ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9afab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6adab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9db0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9fb0ab {
  color: #9fb0ab;
}
Background
.bg-9fb0ab {
  background-color: #9fb0ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9fb0ab {
  border: 2px solid #9fb0ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9fb0ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 159 176 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 162 10% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9fb0ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9fb0ab, #9fadb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9fb0ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(159 176 171 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.76 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.44 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.44 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.88 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.96 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 13.08 #604f54 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#9fb0ab  rgb(159, 176, 171)  hsl(162, 10%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#b09fa4  rgb(176, 159, 164)  hsl(342, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#ab9fb0  rgb(171, 159, 176)  hsl(282, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#b0ab9f  rgb(176, 171, 159)  hsl(42, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray