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#ababab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ababab 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, 67.06% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 0.58.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4072

Complementary

  1. #ababab
  2. #ababab

Split complementary

  1. #ababab
  2. #ababab
  3. #ababab

Analogous

  1. #ababab
  2. #ababab
  3. #ababab

Triadic

  1. #ababab
  2. #ababab
  3. #ababab

Tetradic

  1. #ababab
  2. #ababab
  3. #ababab
  4. #ababab

Square

  1. #ababab
  2. #ababab
  3. #ababab
  4. #ababab

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5f5f
  2. #858585
  3. #ababab
  4. #d1d1d1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#ababab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ababab
  2. #9a9a9a
  3. #898989
  4. #787878
  5. #676767
  6. #565656
  7. #444444
  8. #333333
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ababab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ababab
  2. #b3b3b3
  3. #bcbcbc
  4. #c4c4c4
  5. #cdcdcd
  6. #d5d5d5
  7. #dddddd
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ababab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ababab
  2. #a7a7a7
  3. #a2a2a2
  4. #9e9e9e
  5. #9a9a9a
  6. #969696
  7. #919191
  8. #8d8d8d
  9. #898989
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

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

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 0.58 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 0.58 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.71 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.85 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.77 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.38 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.38 #545454 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#ababab  rgb(171, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ababab  rgb(171, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ababab  rgb(171, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ababab  rgb(171, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 0%, 67%)  Dark Gray