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#ABABAC

#ababac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#ababac 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 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 0.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.6% saturation and 67.25% 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 0.83.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4076

Complementary

  1. #ababac
  2. #acacab

Split complementary

  1. #ababac
  2. #acabab
  3. #abacab

Analogous

  1. #ababac
  2. #ababac
  3. #ababac

Triadic

  1. #ababac
  2. #acabab
  3. #abacab

Tetradic

  1. #ababac
  2. #acabac
  3. #acacab
  4. #abacab

Square

  1. #ababac
  2. #acabab
  3. #acacab
  4. #abacab

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5e60
  2. #858586
  3. #ababac
  4. #d1d1d2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#ababac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ababac
  2. #9a9a9b
  3. #89898a
  4. #787878
  5. #676767
  6. #565656
  7. #444445
  8. #333334
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#ababac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ababac
  2. #b3b3b4
  3. #bcbcbd
  4. #c4c4c5
  5. #cdcdcd
  6. #d5d5d6
  7. #ddddde
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ababac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ababac
  2. #a7a7a8
  3. #a2a2a3
  4. #9e9e9f
  5. #9a9a9a
  6. #969696
  7. #919192
  8. #8d8d8d
  9. #898989
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ababab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ababac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ababac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ababab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ababac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ababac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ababac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ababac {
  color: #ababac;
}
Background
.bg-ababac {
  background-color: #ababac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ababac {
  border: 2px solid #ababac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ababac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 171 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ababac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ababac, #ababac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ababac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 171 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 0.83 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 0.83 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.72 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.23 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.68 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.38 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.38 #545453 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#ababac  rgb(171, 171, 172)  hsl(240, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acacab  rgb(172, 172, 171)  hsl(60, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acabab  rgb(172, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#abacab  rgb(171, 172, 171)  hsl(120, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray