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#AAA8B0

#aaa8b0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa8b0 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 65.88% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.41% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 255°, 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 8.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3969

Complementary

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #aeb0a8

Split complementary

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #b0aea8
  3. #aab0a8

Analogous

  1. #a8aab0
  2. #aaa8b0
  3. #aea8b0

Triadic

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #b0aaa8
  3. #a8b0aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #b0a8ae
  3. #aeb0a8
  4. #a8b0aa

Square

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #b0a8aa
  3. #aeb0a8
  4. #a8b0ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5b64
  2. #83808c
  3. #aaa8b0
  4. #d1d0d4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#aaa8b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #99979e
  3. #88868d
  4. #77767b
  5. #66656a
  6. #555458
  7. #444346
  8. #333235
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa8b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #b3b1b8
  3. #bbb9c0
  4. #c4c2c8
  5. #cccbd0
  6. #d5d4d8
  7. #dddcdf
  8. #e6e5e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa8b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa8b0
  2. #a6a4ab
  3. #a2a0a6
  4. #9d9ca2
  5. #99989d
  6. #959498
  7. #919093
  8. #8d8c8e
  9. #88888a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a9ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7a9b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a9b0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9a9aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8a9b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a8a9b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a9ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa8b0 {
  color: #aaa8b0;
}
Background
.bg-aaa8b0 {
  background-color: #aaa8b0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa8b0 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa8b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa8b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa8b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa8b0, #aea8b0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa8b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.78 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.78 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.04 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.27 #55574f Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa8b0  rgb(170, 168, 176)  hsl(255, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeb0a8  rgb(174, 176, 168)  hsl(75, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b0aaa8  rgb(176, 170, 168)  hsl(15, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a8b0aa  rgb(168, 176, 170)  hsl(135, 5%, 67%)  Ash Gray