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#aab1a4 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aab1a4 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, 69.41% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.34% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 92.31°, with 7.69% saturation and 66.86% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4267

Complementary

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #aba4b1

Split complementary

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #a4a4b1
  3. #b1a4b0

Analogous

  1. #b0b1a4
  2. #aab1a4
  3. #a4b1a4

Triadic

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #a4aab1
  3. #b1a4aa

Tetradic

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #a4b1ab
  3. #aba4b1
  4. #b1a4aa

Square

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #a4b0b1
  3. #aba4b1
  4. #b1a4a4

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6557
  2. #848e7b
  3. #aab1a4
  4. #d0d4cd
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#aab1a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #999f94
  3. #888e83
  4. #777c73
  5. #666a62
  6. #555952
  7. #444742
  8. #333531
  9. #222321
  10. #111210
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab1a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #b3b9ad
  3. #bbc1b6
  4. #c4c8bf
  5. #ccd0c8
  6. #d5d8d2
  7. #dde0db
  8. #e6e8e4
  9. #eeefed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab1a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab1a4
  2. #a6aca0
  3. #a2a79d
  4. #9da299
  5. #999d96
  6. #959992
  7. #91948e
  8. #8d8f8b
  9. #888a87
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb0aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2afa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1aea5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab0ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb0a4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeafa4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab0aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aab1a4 {
  color: #aab1a4;
}
Background
.bg-aab1a4 {
  background-color: #aab1a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab1a4 {
  border: 2px solid #aab1a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab1a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 177 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 92 8% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab1a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab1a4, #a4b1a4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab1a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 177 164 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.37 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.26 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.13 #554e5b Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aab1a4  rgb(170, 177, 164)  hsl(92, 8%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#aba4b1  rgb(171, 164, 177)  hsl(272, 8%, 67%)  Rose Quartz
#a4aab1  rgb(164, 170, 177)  hsl(212, 8%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#b1a4aa  rgb(177, 164, 170)  hsl(332, 8%, 67%)  Silver Pink