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#AB9D8F

#ab9d8f ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ab9d8f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 61.57% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.19% magenta, 16.37% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 14.29% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 8.7.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3476

Complementary

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #8f9dab

Split complementary

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #8fabab
  3. #8f8fab

Analogous

  1. #ab8f8f
  2. #ab9d8f
  3. #abab8f

Triadic

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #8fab9d
  3. #9d8fab

Tetradic

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #9dab8f
  3. #8f9dab
  4. #9d8fab

Square

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #8fab8f
  3. #8f9dab
  4. #ab8fab

Monochromatic

  1. #5c5145
  2. #887766
  3. #ab9d8f
  4. #ccc3bb
  5. #edeae6

Shades

#ab9d8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #9a8d81
  3. #897e72
  4. #786e64
  5. #675e56
  6. #564f48
  7. #443f39
  8. #332f2b
  9. #221f1d
  10. #11100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab9d8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #b3a79a
  3. #bcb1a5
  4. #c4bab1
  5. #cdc4bc
  6. #d5cec7
  7. #ddd8d2
  8. #e6e2dd
  9. #eeebe9
  10. #f7f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab9d8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab9d8f
  2. #a79a8e
  3. #a2978c
  4. #9e948b
  5. #9a9189
  6. #968f88
  7. #918c86
  8. #8d8985
  9. #898683
  10. #848382
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a49e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29d8e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a08f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b09a99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a69d8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a89f8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae9b95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab9d8f {
  color: #ab9d8f;
}
Background
.bg-ab9d8f {
  background-color: #ab9d8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ab9d8f {
  border: 2px solid #ab9d8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab9d8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 157 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 14% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab9d8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab9d8f, #abab8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab9d8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 157 143 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.70 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.70 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.14 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.51 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 11.38 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 11.44 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 11.92 #546270 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#ab9d8f  rgb(171, 157, 143)  hsl(30, 14%, 62%)  Dark Gray
#8f9dab  rgb(143, 157, 171)  hsl(210, 14%, 62%)  Light Slate Gray
#8fab9d  rgb(143, 171, 157)  hsl(150, 14%, 62%)  Opal
#9d8fab  rgb(157, 143, 171)  hsl(270, 14%, 62%)  Rose Quartz