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#ABAAAC

#abaaac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abaaac 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, 66.67% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 1.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 270°, with 1.19% saturation and 67.06% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4039

Complementary

  1. #abaaac
  2. #abacaa

Split complementary

  1. #abaaac
  2. #acacaa
  3. #aaacaa

Analogous

  1. #aaaaac
  2. #abaaac
  3. #acaaac

Triadic

  1. #abaaac
  2. #acabaa
  3. #aaacab

Tetradic

  1. #abaaac
  2. #acaaab
  3. #abacaa
  4. #aaacab

Square

  1. #abaaac
  2. #acaaaa
  3. #abacaa
  4. #aaacac

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5d60
  2. #858386
  3. #abaaac
  4. #d1d1d2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#abaaac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abaaac
  2. #9a999b
  3. #89888a
  4. #787778
  5. #676667
  6. #565556
  7. #444445
  8. #333334
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#abaaac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abaaac
  2. #b3b3b4
  3. #bcbbbd
  4. #c4c4c5
  5. #cdcccd
  6. #d5d5d6
  7. #ddddde
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abaaac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abaaac
  2. #a7a6a8
  3. #a2a2a3
  4. #9e9d9f
  5. #9a999a
  6. #969596
  7. #919192
  8. #8d8d8d
  9. #898889
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaaab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaaaac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaaaac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abaaab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaaac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaaaac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abaaab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abaaac {
  color: #abaaac;
}
Background
.bg-abaaac {
  background-color: #abaaac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abaaac {
  border: 2px solid #abaaac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abaaac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 170 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 270 1% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abaaac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abaaac, #acaaac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abaaac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 170 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.43 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.43 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.06 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.18 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.09 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.66 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.66 #545553 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abaaac  rgb(171, 170, 172)  hsl(270, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#abacaa  rgb(171, 172, 170)  hsl(90, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acabaa  rgb(172, 171, 170)  hsl(30, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaacab  rgb(170, 172, 171)  hsl(150, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray