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#ABAAB5

#abaab5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abaab5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.52% cyan, 6.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 245.45°, with 6.92% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4074

Complementary

  1. #abaab5
  2. #b4b5aa

Split complementary

  1. #abaab5
  2. #b5b0aa
  3. #aeb5aa

Analogous

  1. #aaaeb5
  2. #abaab5
  3. #b0aab5

Triadic

  1. #abaab5
  2. #b5abaa
  3. #aab5ab

Tetradic

  1. #abaab5
  2. #b5aab4
  3. #b4b5aa
  4. #aab5ab

Square

  1. #abaab5
  2. #b5aaae
  3. #b4b5aa
  4. #aab5b0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d5c6a
  2. #838191
  3. #abaab5
  4. #d3d3d9
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#abaab5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abaab5
  2. #9a99a3
  3. #898891
  4. #78777f
  5. #67666d
  6. #56555b
  7. #444448
  8. #333336
  9. #222224
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#abaab5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abaab5
  2. #b3b3bc
  3. #bcbbc4
  4. #c4c4cb
  5. #cdccd3
  6. #d5d5da
  7. #dddde1
  8. #e6e6e9
  9. #eeeef0
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abaab5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abaab5
  2. #a7a6b0
  3. #a2a2aa
  4. #9e9da5
  5. #9a99a0
  6. #96959b
  7. #919195
  8. #8d8d90
  9. #89888b
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ababaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8abb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8abb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9acad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9abb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9aab5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaabb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abaab5 {
  color: #abaab5;
}
Background
.bg-abaab5 {
  background-color: #abaab5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abaab5 {
  border: 2px solid #abaab5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abaab5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 170 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 7% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abaab5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abaab5, #b0aab5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abaab5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 170 181 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.12 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.83 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.08 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.72 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.74 #54554a Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abaab5  rgb(171, 170, 181)  hsl(245, 7%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b4b5aa  rgb(180, 181, 170)  hsl(65, 7%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b5abaa  rgb(181, 171, 170)  hsl(5, 7%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aab5ab  rgb(170, 181, 171)  hsl(125, 7%, 69%)  Ash Gray