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#A9ABAB

#a9abab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#a9abab is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 67.06% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 1.18% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.405

Complementary

  1. #a9abab
  2. #aba9a9

Split complementary

  1. #a9abab
  2. #aba9aa
  3. #abaaa9

Analogous

  1. #a9abaa
  2. #a9abab
  3. #a9aaab

Triadic

  1. #a9abab
  2. #aba9ab
  3. #ababa9

Tetradic

  1. #a9abab
  2. #a9a9ab
  3. #aba9a9
  4. #ababa9

Square

  1. #a9abab
  2. #aaa9ab
  3. #aba9a9
  4. #aaaba9

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5f5f
  2. #828585
  3. #a9abab
  4. #d0d1d1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#a9abab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a9abab
  2. #989a9a
  3. #878989
  4. #767878
  5. #656767
  6. #555656
  7. #444444
  8. #333333
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#a9abab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a9abab
  2. #b2b3b3
  3. #babcbc
  4. #c3c4c4
  5. #cbcdcd
  6. #d4d5d5
  7. #dddddd
  8. #e5e6e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f6f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a9abab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a9abab
  2. #a5a7a7
  3. #a1a2a2
  4. #9d9e9e
  5. #999a9a
  6. #959696
  7. #909191
  8. #8c8d8d
  9. #888989
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaabab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ababab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaaaab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaabab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaabab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9abab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a9abab {
  color: #a9abab;
}
Background
.bg-a9abab {
  background-color: #a9abab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a9abab {
  border: 2px solid #a9abab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a9abab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 171 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 1% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a9abab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a9abab, #a9aaab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a9abab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 171 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.16 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.16 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.93 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.20 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.56 #565454 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#a9abab  rgb(169, 171, 171)  hsl(180, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aba9a9  rgb(171, 169, 169)  hsl(0, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aba9ab  rgb(171, 169, 171)  hsl(300, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ababa9  rgb(171, 171, 169)  hsl(60, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray