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#A0AAAB

#a0aaab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0aaab is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 66.67% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.43% cyan, 0.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 185.45°, with 6.15% saturation and 64.9% 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 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3916

Complementary

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #aba1a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #aba0a4
  3. #aba6a0

Analogous

  1. #a0aba6
  2. #a0aaab
  3. #a0a4ab

Triadic

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #aba0aa
  3. #aaaba0

Tetradic

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #a1a0ab
  3. #aba1a0
  4. #aaaba0

Square

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #a6a0ab
  3. #aba1a0
  4. #a4aba0

Monochromatic

  1. #545d5e
  2. #778687
  3. #a0aaab
  4. #c9cecf
  5. #f1f3f3

Shades

#a0aaab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #90999a
  3. #808889
  4. #707778
  5. #606667
  6. #505556
  7. #404444
  8. #303333
  9. #202222
  10. #101111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0aaab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #aab3b3
  3. #b3bbbc
  4. #bdc4c4
  5. #c6cccd
  6. #d0d5d5
  7. #d9dddd
  8. #e3e6e6
  9. #eceeee
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0aaab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0aaab
  2. #9da6a7
  3. #9aa2a2
  4. #969d9e
  5. #93999a
  6. #909596
  7. #8d9191
  8. #8a8d8d
  9. #868889
  10. #838484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5a9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a9ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a7ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9dabaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5a9ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4a8ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9eabab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0aaab {
  color: #a0aaab;
}
Background
.bg-a0aaab {
  background-color: #a0aaab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0aaab {
  border: 2px solid #a0aaab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0aaab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 170 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 6% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0aaab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0aaab, #a0a4ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0aaab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 170 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.71 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.71 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.37 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.09 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.78 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.63 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.19 #5f5554 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0aaab  rgb(160, 170, 171)  hsl(185, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aba1a0  rgb(171, 161, 160)  hsl(5, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#aba0aa  rgb(171, 160, 170)  hsl(305, 6%, 65%)  Rose Quartz
#aaaba0  rgb(170, 171, 160)  hsl(65, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray