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#AABA9D

#aaba9d ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#aaba9d is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 72.94% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.59% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 93.1°, with 17.37% saturation and 67.25% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.81.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.461

Complementary

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #ad9dba

Split complementary

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #9e9dba
  3. #ba9db8

Analogous

  1. #b8ba9d
  2. #aaba9d
  3. #9dba9e

Triadic

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #9daaba
  3. #ba9daa

Tetradic

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #9dbaad
  3. #ad9dba
  4. #ba9daa

Square

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #9db8ba
  3. #ad9dba
  4. #ba9e9d

Monochromatic

  1. #5d6f4e
  2. #839a70
  3. #aaba9d
  4. #d1daca
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#aaba9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #99a78d
  3. #88957e
  4. #77826e
  5. #66705e
  6. #555d4f
  7. #444a3f
  8. #33382f
  9. #22251f
  10. #111310
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaba9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #b3c1a7
  3. #bbc8b1
  4. #c4cfba
  5. #ccd6c4
  6. #d5ddce
  7. #dde3d8
  8. #e6eae2
  9. #eef1eb
  10. #f7f8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaba9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaba9d
  2. #a6b49a
  3. #a2ae97
  4. #9da994
  5. #99a391
  6. #959d8f
  7. #91978c
  8. #8d9189
  9. #888c86
  10. #848683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1b7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb69b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bab49e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb7b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b79c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4b79e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abb8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaba9d {
  color: #aaba9d;
}
Background
.bg-aaba9d {
  background-color: #aaba9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaba9d {
  border: 2px solid #aaba9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaba9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 186 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 93 17% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaba9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaba9d, #9dba9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaba9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 186 157 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.81 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.64 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.21 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 10.25 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.09 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 12.01 #554562 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#aaba9d  rgb(170, 186, 157)  hsl(93, 17%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#ad9dba  rgb(173, 157, 186)  hsl(273, 17%, 67%)  Pastel Purple
#9daaba  rgb(157, 170, 186)  hsl(213, 17%, 67%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ba9daa  rgb(186, 157, 170)  hsl(333, 17%, 67%)  Rose Quartz