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#A0ABB2

#a0abb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a0abb2 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 67.06% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.11% cyan, 3.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 203.33°, with 10.47% saturation and 66.27% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.38.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3981

Complementary

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #b2a7a0

Split complementary

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #b2a0a2
  3. #b2b0a0

Analogous

  1. #a0b2b0
  2. #a0abb2
  3. #a0a2b2

Triadic

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #b2a0ab
  3. #abb2a0

Tetradic

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #a7a0b2
  3. #b2a7a0
  4. #abb2a0

Square

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #b0a0b2
  3. #b2a7a0
  4. #a2b2a0

Monochromatic

  1. #535f66
  2. #768690
  3. #a0abb2
  4. #cad0d4
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#a0abb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #909aa0
  3. #80898e
  4. #70787d
  5. #60676b
  6. #505659
  7. #404447
  8. #303335
  9. #202224
  10. #101112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a0abb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #aab3ba
  3. #b3bcc1
  4. #bdc4c9
  5. #c6cdd1
  6. #d0d5d9
  7. #d9dde0
  8. #e3e6e8
  9. #eceef0
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a0abb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a0abb2
  2. #9da7ad
  3. #9aa2a8
  4. #969ea3
  5. #939a9e
  6. #909699
  7. #8d9194
  8. #8a8d8f
  9. #86898a
  10. #838485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6aaad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8abb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a8b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9cadad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a5abb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3a9b2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9dacaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a0abb2 {
  color: #a0abb2;
}
Background
.bg-a0abb2 {
  background-color: #a0abb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a0abb2 {
  border: 2px solid #a0abb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a0abb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 171 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 10% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a0abb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a0abb2, #a0a2b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a0abb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 171 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.38 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.05 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.22 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.70 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.96 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 11.24 #5f544d Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a0abb2  rgb(160, 171, 178)  hsl(203, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b2a7a0  rgb(178, 167, 160)  hsl(23, 10%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b2a0ab  rgb(178, 160, 171)  hsl(323, 10%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#abb2a0  rgb(171, 178, 160)  hsl(83, 10%, 66%)  Ash Gray