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#A8ABB4

#a8abb4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8abb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 225°, with 7.41% saturation and 68.24% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4075

Complementary

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #b4b1a8

Split complementary

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #b4aba8
  3. #b1b4a8

Analogous

  1. #a8b1b4
  2. #a8abb4
  3. #aba8b4

Triadic

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #b4a8ab
  3. #abb4a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #b1a8b4
  3. #b4b1a8
  4. #abb4a8

Square

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #b4a8b1
  3. #b4b1a8
  4. #a8b4ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5e69
  2. #7f8391
  3. #a8abb4
  4. #d1d3d7
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#a8abb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #979aa2
  3. #868990
  4. #76787e
  5. #65676c
  6. #54565a
  7. #434448
  8. #323336
  9. #222224
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8abb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #b1b3bc
  3. #b9bcc3
  4. #c2c4cb
  5. #cbcdd2
  6. #d4d5da
  7. #dcdde1
  8. #e5e6e9
  9. #eeeef0
  10. #f6f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8abb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8abb4
  2. #a4a7af
  3. #a0a2aa
  4. #9c9ea4
  5. #989a9f
  6. #94969a
  7. #909195
  8. #8c8d90
  9. #88898a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaabaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9acb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8abb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a5adae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8abb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8abb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7acb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8abb4 {
  color: #a8abb4;
}
Background
.bg-a8abb4 {
  background-color: #a8abb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8abb4 {
  border: 2px solid #a8abb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8abb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 171 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 7% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8abb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8abb4, #aba8b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8abb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 171 180 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.30 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.82 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.23 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.54 #57544b Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8abb4  rgb(168, 171, 180)  hsl(225, 7%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b4b1a8  rgb(180, 177, 168)  hsl(45, 7%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b4a8ab  rgb(180, 168, 171)  hsl(345, 7%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#abb4a8  rgb(171, 180, 168)  hsl(105, 7%, 68%)  Ash Gray