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#ABAAB0

#abaab0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abaab0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.84% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 3.66% saturation and 67.84% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4054

Complementary

  1. #abaab0
  2. #afb0aa

Split complementary

  1. #abaab0
  2. #b0aeaa
  3. #acb0aa

Analogous

  1. #aaacb0
  2. #abaab0
  3. #aeaab0

Triadic

  1. #abaab0
  2. #b0abaa
  3. #aab0ab

Tetradic

  1. #abaab0
  2. #b0aaaf
  3. #afb0aa
  4. #aab0ab

Square

  1. #abaab0
  2. #b0aaac
  3. #afb0aa
  4. #aab0ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5d64
  2. #84828b
  3. #abaab0
  4. #d2d2d5
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#abaab0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abaab0
  2. #9a999e
  3. #89888d
  4. #78777b
  5. #67666a
  6. #565558
  7. #444446
  8. #333335
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#abaab0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abaab0
  2. #b3b3b8
  3. #bcbbc0
  4. #c4c4c8
  5. #cdccd0
  6. #d5d5d8
  7. #dddddf
  8. #e6e6e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abaab0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abaab0
  2. #a7a6ab
  3. #a2a2a6
  4. #9e9da2
  5. #9a999d
  6. #969598
  7. #919193
  8. #8d8d8e
  9. #89888a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaaad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9abb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9abb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaabac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aaaab0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaaaae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abaab0 {
  color: #abaab0;
}
Background
.bg-abaab0 {
  background-color: #abaab0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abaab0 {
  border: 2px solid #abaab0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abaab0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 170 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 4% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abaab0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abaab0, #aeaab0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abaab0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 170 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.46 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.46 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.26 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.93 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 11.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 11.03 #54554f Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abaab0  rgb(171, 170, 176)  hsl(250, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afb0aa  rgb(175, 176, 170)  hsl(70, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0abaa  rgb(176, 171, 170)  hsl(10, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aab0ab  rgb(170, 176, 171)  hsl(130, 4%, 68%)  Dark Gray