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#A8ACB0

#a8acb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a8acb0 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, 67.45% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.55% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 4.82% saturation and 67.45% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4096

Complementary

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #b0aca8

Split complementary

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #b0a8a8
  3. #b0b0a8

Analogous

  1. #a8b0b0
  2. #a8acb0
  3. #a8a8b0

Triadic

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #b0a8ac
  3. #acb0a8

Tetradic

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #aca8b0
  3. #b0aca8
  4. #acb0a8

Square

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #b0a8b0
  3. #b0aca8
  4. #a8b0a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5f64
  2. #80868c
  3. #a8acb0
  4. #d0d2d4
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#a8acb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #979b9e
  3. #868a8d
  4. #76787b
  5. #65676a
  6. #545658
  7. #434546
  8. #323435
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#a8acb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #b1b4b8
  3. #b9bdc0
  4. #c2c5c8
  5. #cbcdd0
  6. #d4d6d8
  7. #dcdedf
  8. #e5e6e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a8acb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a8acb0
  2. #a4a8ab
  3. #a0a3a6
  4. #9c9fa2
  5. #989a9d
  6. #949698
  7. #909293
  8. #8c8d8e
  9. #88898a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaacad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abacb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaabb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6adad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaacb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9abb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a7adae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a8acb0 {
  color: #a8acb0;
}
Background
.bg-a8acb0 {
  background-color: #a8acb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a8acb0 {
  border: 2px solid #a8acb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a8acb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 172 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a8acb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a8acb0, #a8a8b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a8acb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 172 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.65 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.14 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.27 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.57 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.57 #57534f Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a8acb0  rgb(168, 172, 176)  hsl(210, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b0aca8  rgb(176, 172, 168)  hsl(30, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b0a8ac  rgb(176, 168, 172)  hsl(330, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acb0a8  rgb(172, 176, 168)  hsl(90, 5%, 67%)  Ash Gray