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#AAAEAF

#aaaeaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaaeaf 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, 68.24% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.86% cyan, 0.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 3.03% saturation and 67.65% 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 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4191

Complementary

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #afabaa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #afaaac
  3. #afaeaa

Analogous

  1. #aaafae
  2. #aaaeaf
  3. #aaacaf

Triadic

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #afaaae
  3. #aeafaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #abaaaf
  3. #afabaa
  4. #aeafaa

Square

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #aeaaaf
  3. #afabaa
  4. #acafaa

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6263
  2. #83888a
  3. #aaaeaf
  4. #d1d4d4
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#aaaeaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #999d9e
  3. #888b8c
  4. #777a7b
  5. #666869
  6. #555758
  7. #444646
  8. #333435
  9. #222323
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaeaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #b3b6b7
  3. #bbbebf
  4. #c4c6c7
  5. #cccecf
  6. #d5d7d7
  7. #dddfdf
  8. #e6e7e7
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaeaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaeaf
  2. #a6a9aa
  3. #a2a5a6
  4. #9da0a1
  5. #999c9c
  6. #959798
  7. #919293
  8. #8d8e8e
  9. #888989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acaeae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaeaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acadaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9aeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaeaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abadaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9aeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaeaf {
  color: #aaaeaf;
}
Background
.bg-aaaeaf {
  background-color: #aaaeaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaeaf {
  border: 2px solid #aaaeaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaeaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaeaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaeaf, #aaacaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaeaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.45 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.62 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.28 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.95 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.95 #555150 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaaeaf  rgb(170, 174, 175)  hsl(192, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afabaa  rgb(175, 171, 170)  hsl(12, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afaaae  rgb(175, 170, 174)  hsl(312, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeafaa  rgb(174, 175, 170)  hsl(72, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray