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#A8ABA8

#a8aba8 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8aba8 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 67.06% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.75% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.75% saturation and 66.47% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4028

Complementary

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #aba8ab

Split complementary

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #a9a8ab
  3. #aba8a9

Analogous

  1. #a9aba8
  2. #a8aba8
  3. #a8aba9

Triadic

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #a8a8ab
  3. #aba8a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #a8abab
  3. #aba8ab
  4. #aba8a8

Square

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #a8a9ab
  3. #aba8ab
  4. #aba9a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5f5b
  2. #818581
  3. #a8aba8
  4. #cfd1cf
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#a8aba8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #979a97
  3. #868986
  4. #767876
  5. #656765
  6. #545654
  7. #434443
  8. #323332
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8aba8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #b1b3b1
  3. #b9bcb9
  4. #c2c4c2
  5. #cbcdcb
  6. #d4d5d4
  7. #dcdddc
  8. #e5e6e5
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f6f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8aba8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8aba8
  2. #a4a7a4
  3. #a0a2a0
  4. #9c9e9c
  5. #989a98
  6. #949694
  7. #909190
  8. #8c8d8c
  9. #888988
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9aaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abaaa8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abaaa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8abaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaba8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaaaa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8aba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8aba8 {
  color: #a8aba8;
}
Background
.bg-a8aba8 {
  background-color: #a8aba8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8aba8 {
  border: 2px solid #a8aba8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8aba8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 171 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8aba8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8aba8, #a8aba9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8aba8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 171 168 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.48 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.96 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.83 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.93 #575457 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8aba8  rgb(168, 171, 168)  hsl(120, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#aba8ab  rgb(171, 168, 171)  hsl(300, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#a8a8ab  rgb(168, 168, 171)  hsl(240, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#aba8a8  rgb(171, 168, 168)  hsl(0, 2%, 66%)  Dark Gray