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#A5ABB5

#a5abb5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a5abb5 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 67.06% green and 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.84% cyan, 5.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 217.5°, with 9.76% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4046

Complementary

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #b5afa5

Split complementary

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #b5a7a5
  3. #b3b5a5

Analogous

  1. #a5b3b5
  2. #a5abb5
  3. #a7a5b5

Triadic

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #b5a5ab
  3. #abb5a5

Tetradic

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #afa5b5
  3. #b5afa5
  4. #abb5a5

Square

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #b5a5b3
  3. #b5afa5
  4. #a5b5a7

Monochromatic

  1. #575e6a
  2. #7b8492
  3. #a5abb5
  4. #cfd2d8
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#a5abb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #959aa3
  3. #848991
  4. #74787f
  5. #63676d
  6. #53565b
  7. #424448
  8. #323336
  9. #212224
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a5abb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #aeb3bc
  3. #b7bcc4
  4. #c0c4cb
  5. #c9cdd3
  6. #d2d5da
  7. #dbdde1
  8. #e4e6e9
  9. #edeef0
  10. #f6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a5abb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a5abb5
  2. #a1a7b0
  3. #9ea2aa
  4. #9a9ea5
  5. #969aa0
  6. #93969b
  7. #8f9195
  8. #8b8d90
  9. #87898b
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8abaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8abb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6aab5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1adae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7abb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6aab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a3acb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a5abb5 {
  color: #a5abb5;
}
Background
.bg-a5abb5 {
  background-color: #a5abb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a5abb5 {
  border: 2px solid #a5abb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a5abb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 171 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 10% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a5abb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a5abb5, #a7a5b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a5abb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 171 181 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.19 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.81 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.10 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.11 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.64 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.12 #5a544a Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a5abb5  rgb(165, 171, 181)  hsl(218, 10%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b5afa5  rgb(181, 175, 165)  hsl(38, 10%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b5a5ab  rgb(181, 165, 171)  hsl(338, 10%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#abb5a5  rgb(171, 181, 165)  hsl(98, 10%, 68%)  Ash Gray