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#AAB0AA

#aab0aa ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aab0aa 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, 69.02% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.41% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.41% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 3.66% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.425

Complementary

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #b0aab0

Split complementary

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #adaab0
  3. #b0aaad

Analogous

  1. #adb0aa
  2. #aab0aa
  3. #aab0ad

Triadic

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #aaaab0
  3. #b0aaaa

Tetradic

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #aab0b0
  3. #b0aab0
  4. #b0aaaa

Square

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #aaadb0
  3. #b0aab0
  4. #b0adaa

Monochromatic

  1. #5d645d
  2. #828b82
  3. #aab0aa
  4. #d2d5d2
  5. #f4f5f4

Shades

#aab0aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #999e99
  3. #888d88
  4. #777b77
  5. #666a66
  6. #555855
  7. #444644
  8. #333533
  9. #222322
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab0aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #b3b8b3
  3. #bbc0bb
  4. #c4c8c4
  5. #ccd0cc
  6. #d5d8d5
  7. #dddfdd
  8. #e6e7e6
  9. #eeefee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab0aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab0aa
  2. #a6aba6
  3. #a2a6a2
  4. #9da29d
  5. #999d99
  6. #959895
  7. #919391
  8. #8d8e8d
  9. #888a88
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adafad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0afaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaeaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab0ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeafaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adafaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aab0aa {
  color: #aab0aa;
}
Background
.bg-aab0aa {
  background-color: #aab0aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab0aa {
  border: 2px solid #aab0aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab0aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 176 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 4% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab0aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab0aa, #aab0ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab0aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 176 170 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.05 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.78 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.70 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.60 #554f55 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aab0aa  rgb(170, 176, 170)  hsl(120, 4%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#b0aab0  rgb(176, 170, 176)  hsl(300, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aaaab0  rgb(170, 170, 176)  hsl(240, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0aaaa  rgb(176, 170, 170)  hsl(0, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray