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#A7ABAF

#a7abaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a7abaf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 67.06% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.57% cyan, 2.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 4.76% saturation and 67.06% 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 2.59.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4044

Complementary

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #afaba7

Split complementary

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #afa7a7
  3. #afafa7

Analogous

  1. #a7afaf
  2. #a7abaf
  3. #a7a7af

Triadic

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #afa7ab
  3. #abafa7

Tetradic

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #aba7af
  3. #afaba7
  4. #abafa7

Square

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #afa7af
  3. #afaba7
  4. #a7afa7

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5f63
  2. #7f858b
  3. #a7abaf
  4. #cfd1d3
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a7abaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #969a9e
  3. #86898c
  4. #75787b
  5. #646769
  6. #545658
  7. #434446
  8. #323335
  9. #212223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a7abaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #b0b3b7
  3. #b9bcbf
  4. #c1c4c7
  5. #cacdcf
  6. #d3d5d7
  7. #dcdddf
  8. #e5e6e7
  9. #edeeef
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a7abaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a7abaf
  2. #a3a7aa
  3. #9fa2a6
  4. #9b9ea1
  5. #979a9c
  6. #949698
  7. #909193
  8. #8c8d8e
  9. #888989
  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 #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9abac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaabaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9aaaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5acac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9abaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8aaaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6acad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a7abaf {
  color: #a7abaf;
}
Background
.bg-a7abaf {
  background-color: #a7abaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a7abaf {
  border: 2px solid #a7abaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a7abaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 171 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a7abaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a7abaf, #a7a7af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a7abaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 171 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.40 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.40 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.85 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.85 #585450 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a7abaf  rgb(167, 171, 175)  hsl(210, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afaba7  rgb(175, 171, 167)  hsl(30, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afa7ab  rgb(175, 167, 171)  hsl(330, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#abafa7  rgb(171, 175, 167)  hsl(90, 5%, 67%)  Ash Gray