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#ABA8A1

#aba8a1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aba8a1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 65.88% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.75% magenta, 5.85% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 5.62% saturation and 65.1% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3924

Complementary

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #a1a4ab

Split complementary

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #a1a9ab
  3. #a3a1ab

Analogous

  1. #aba3a1
  2. #aba8a1
  3. #a9aba1

Triadic

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #a1aba8
  3. #a8a1ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #a4aba1
  3. #a1a4ab
  4. #a8a1ab

Square

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #a1aba3
  3. #a1a4ab
  4. #aba1a9

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5c54
  2. #878379
  3. #aba8a1
  4. #cfcdc9
  5. #f3f3f2

Shades

#aba8a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #9a9791
  3. #898681
  4. #787671
  5. #676561
  6. #565451
  7. #444340
  8. #333230
  9. #222220
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba8a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #b3b1aa
  3. #bcb9b4
  4. #c4c2bd
  5. #cdcbc7
  6. #d5d4d0
  7. #dddcd9
  8. #e6e5e3
  9. #eeeeec
  10. #f7f6f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba8a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba8a1
  2. #a7a49e
  3. #a2a09a
  4. #9e9c97
  5. #9a9894
  6. #969491
  7. #91908d
  8. #8d8c8a
  9. #898887
  10. #848483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaa8a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aba9a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ada7a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa8a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba8a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aca7a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba8a1 {
  color: #aba8a1;
}
Background
.bg-aba8a1 {
  background-color: #aba8a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba8a1 {
  border: 2px solid #aba8a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba8a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 168 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 6% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba8a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba8a1, #a9aba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba8a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 168 161 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.68 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.86 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.79 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.79 #54575e Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aba8a1  rgb(171, 168, 161)  hsl(42, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a1a4ab  rgb(161, 164, 171)  hsl(222, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a1aba8  rgb(161, 171, 168)  hsl(162, 6%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#a8a1ab  rgb(168, 161, 171)  hsl(282, 6%, 65%)  Rose Quartz