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#aaaaae ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaaaae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 2.41% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.26.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4035

Complementary

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #aeaeaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #aeacaa
  3. #acaeaa

Analogous

  1. #aaacae
  2. #aaaaae
  3. #acaaae

Triadic

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #aeaaaa
  3. #aaaeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #aeaaae
  3. #aeaeaa
  4. #aaaeaa

Square

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #aeaaac
  3. #aeaeaa
  4. #aaaeac

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5d62
  2. #838389
  3. #aaaaae
  4. #d1d1d3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aaaaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #99999d
  3. #88888b
  4. #77777a
  5. #666668
  6. #555557
  7. #444446
  8. #333334
  9. #222223
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #b3b3b6
  3. #bbbbbe
  4. #c4c4c6
  5. #ccccce
  6. #d5d5d7
  7. #dddddf
  8. #e6e6e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaaae
  2. #a6a6a9
  3. #a2a2a5
  4. #9d9da0
  5. #99999c
  6. #959597
  7. #919192
  8. #8d8d8e
  9. #888889
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aaaaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aaae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9aaae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9abab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9aaae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9aaae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaaaac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaaae {
  color: #aaaaae;
}
Background
.bg-aaaaae {
  background-color: #aaaaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaaae {
  border: 2px solid #aaaaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 170 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 2% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaaae, #acaaae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 170 174 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.26 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.26 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.32 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.66 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.82 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.82 #555551 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaaaae  rgb(170, 170, 174)  hsl(240, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeaeaa  rgb(174, 174, 170)  hsl(60, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aeaaaa  rgb(174, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaaeaa  rgb(170, 174, 170)  hsl(120, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray