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#AAAAAA

#aaaaaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaaaaa 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, 66.67% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 0.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.402

Complementary

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #aaaaaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #aaaaaa
  3. #aaaaaa

Analogous

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #aaaaaa
  3. #aaaaaa

Triadic

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #aaaaaa
  3. #aaaaaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #aaaaaa
  3. #aaaaaa
  4. #aaaaaa

Square

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #aaaaaa
  3. #aaaaaa
  4. #aaaaaa

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5e5e
  2. #848484
  3. #aaaaaa
  4. #d0d0d0
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aaaaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #999999
  3. #888888
  4. #777777
  5. #666666
  6. #555555
  7. #444444
  8. #333333
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #b3b3b3
  3. #bbbbbb
  4. #c4c4c4
  5. #cccccc
  6. #d5d5d5
  7. #dddddd
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaaaa
  2. #a6a6a6
  3. #a2a2a2
  4. #9d9d9d
  5. #999999
  6. #959595
  7. #919191
  8. #8d8d8d
  9. #888888
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaaaaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaaaaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaaaaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaaaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaaaaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaaaaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Border in this color

Text color
.text-aaaaaa {
  color: #aaaaaa;
}
Background
.bg-aaaaaa {
  background-color: #aaaaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaaaa {
  border: 2px solid #aaaaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 170 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 0% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaaaa, #aaaaaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 170 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 0.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 0.29 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.00 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.99 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.67 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.67 #555555 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaaaaa  rgb(170, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaaaaa  rgb(170, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaaaaa  rgb(170, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaaaaa  rgb(170, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray