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#AAA8B5

#aaa8b5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaa8b5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.08% cyan, 7.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 249.23°, with 8.07% saturation and 68.43% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.81.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.3989

Complementary

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #b3b5a8

Split complementary

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #b5b0a8
  3. #acb5a8

Analogous

  1. #a8acb5
  2. #aaa8b5
  3. #b0a8b5

Triadic

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #b5aaa8
  3. #a8b5aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #b5a8b3
  3. #b3b5a8
  4. #a8b5aa

Square

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #b5a8ac
  3. #b3b5a8
  4. #a8b5b0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5a6a
  2. #827f92
  3. #aaa8b5
  4. #d2d1d8
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#aaa8b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #9997a3
  3. #888691
  4. #77767f
  5. #66656d
  6. #55545b
  7. #444348
  8. #333236
  9. #222224
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaa8b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #b3b1bc
  3. #bbb9c4
  4. #c4c2cb
  5. #cccbd3
  6. #d5d4da
  7. #dddce1
  8. #e6e5e9
  9. #eeeef0
  10. #f7f6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaa8b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaa8b5
  2. #a6a4b0
  3. #a2a0aa
  4. #9d9ca5
  5. #9998a0
  6. #95949b
  7. #919095
  8. #8d8c90
  9. #88888b
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaa9ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5aab6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6a9b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8aaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7a9b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7a9b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9a9b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaa8b5 {
  color: #aaa8b5;
}
Background
.bg-aaa8b5 {
  background-color: #aaa8b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaa8b5 {
  border: 2px solid #aaa8b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaa8b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 168 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 8% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaa8b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaa8b5, #b0a8b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaa8b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 168 181 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.81 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 7.87 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.66 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 8.71 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.19 #55574a Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaa8b5  rgb(170, 168, 181)  hsl(249, 8%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b3b5a8  rgb(179, 181, 168)  hsl(69, 8%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#b5aaa8  rgb(181, 170, 168)  hsl(9, 8%, 68%)  Silver Pink
#a8b5aa  rgb(168, 181, 170)  hsl(129, 8%, 68%)  Ash Gray