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#aaaeb5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aaaeb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.08% cyan, 3.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 218.18°, with 6.92% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4215

Complementary

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #b5b1aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #b5abaa
  3. #b3b5aa

Analogous

  1. #aab3b5
  2. #aaaeb5
  3. #abaab5

Triadic

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #b5aaae
  3. #aeb5aa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #b1aab5
  3. #b5b1aa
  4. #aeb5aa

Square

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #b5aab3
  3. #b5b1aa
  4. #aab5ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5c616a
  2. #818791
  3. #aaaeb5
  4. #d3d5d9
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#aaaeb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #999da3
  3. #888b91
  4. #777a7f
  5. #66686d
  6. #55575b
  7. #444648
  8. #333436
  9. #222324
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaeb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #b3b6bc
  3. #bbbec4
  4. #c4c6cb
  5. #ccced3
  6. #d5d7da
  7. #dddfe1
  8. #e6e7e9
  9. #eeeff0
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaeb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #a6a9b0
  3. #a2a5aa
  4. #9da0a5
  5. #999ca0
  6. #95979b
  7. #919295
  8. #8d8e90
  9. #88898b
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acaeb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acaeb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abadb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8afb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abaeb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaeb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9afb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaeb5 {
  color: #aaaeb5;
}
Background
.bg-aaaeb5 {
  background-color: #aaaeb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaeb5 {
  border: 2px solid #aaaeb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaeb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 7% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaeb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaeb5, #abaab5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaeb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 181 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.96 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.96 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.19 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.37 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 9.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.32 #55514a Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aaaeb5  rgb(170, 174, 181)  hsl(218, 7%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b5b1aa  rgb(181, 177, 170)  hsl(38, 7%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b5aaae  rgb(181, 170, 174)  hsl(338, 7%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#aeb5aa  rgb(174, 181, 170)  hsl(98, 7%, 69%)  Ash Gray