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#AAB29E

#aab29e ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aab29e is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 69.8% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.24% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 11.49% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4286

Complementary

  1. #aab29e
  2. #a69eb2

Split complementary

  1. #aab29e
  2. #9ea0b2
  3. #b09eb2

Analogous

  1. #b2b09e
  2. #aab29e
  3. #a0b29e

Triadic

  1. #aab29e
  2. #9eaab2
  3. #b29eaa

Tetradic

  1. #aab29e
  2. #9eb2a6
  3. #a69eb2
  4. #b29eaa

Square

  1. #aab29e
  2. #9eb2b0
  3. #a69eb2
  4. #b29ea0

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6651
  2. #859073
  3. #aab29e
  4. #cfd4c9
  5. #f5f6f3

Shades

#aab29e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aab29e
  2. #99a08e
  3. #888e7e
  4. #777d6f
  5. #666b5f
  6. #55594f
  7. #44473f
  8. #33352f
  9. #222420
  10. #111210
  11. #000000

Tints

#aab29e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aab29e
  2. #b3baa8
  3. #bbc1b1
  4. #c4c9bb
  5. #ccd1c5
  6. #d5d9cf
  7. #dde0d8
  8. #e6e8e2
  9. #eef0ec
  10. #f7f7f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aab29e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aab29e
  2. #a6ad9b
  3. #a2a898
  4. #9da395
  5. #999e92
  6. #95998f
  7. #91948c
  8. #8d8f89
  9. #888a86
  10. #848583
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adb0a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5af9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3af9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb0ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b09d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b09e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abb1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aab29e {
  color: #aab29e;
}
Background
.bg-aab29e {
  background-color: #aab29e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aab29e {
  border: 2px solid #aab29e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aab29e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 178 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 11% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aab29e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aab29e, #a0b29e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aab29e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 178 158 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.68 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.08 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 10.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 10.45 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 11.28 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 11.85 #554d61 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aab29e  rgb(170, 178, 158)  hsl(84, 11%, 66%)  Ash Gray
#a69eb2  rgb(166, 158, 178)  hsl(264, 11%, 66%)  Rose Quartz
#9eaab2  rgb(158, 170, 178)  hsl(204, 11%, 66%)  Dark Gray
#b29eaa  rgb(178, 158, 170)  hsl(324, 11%, 66%)  Rose Quartz