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#ABACAB

#abacab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abacab 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, 67.45% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.58% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 120°, 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.411

Complementary

  1. #abacab
  2. #acabac

Split complementary

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

Analogous

  1. #abacab
  2. #abacab
  3. #abacab

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #abacab
  2. #abacac
  3. #acabac
  4. #acabab

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #5e605e
  2. #858685
  3. #abacab
  4. #d1d2d1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#abacab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abacab
  2. #9a9b9a
  3. #898a89
  4. #787878
  5. #676767
  6. #565656
  7. #444544
  8. #333433
  9. #222222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#abacab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abacab
  2. #b3b4b3
  3. #bcbdbc
  4. #c4c5c4
  5. #cdcdcd
  6. #d5d6d5
  7. #dddedd
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #eeeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abacab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abacab
  2. #a7a8a7
  3. #a2a3a2
  4. #9e9f9e
  5. #9a9a9a
  6. #969696
  7. #919291
  8. #8d8d8d
  9. #898989
  10. #848484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abacab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acacab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acacab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abacac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acacab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acacab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abacab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abacab {
  color: #abacab;
}
Background
.bg-abacab {
  background-color: #abacab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abacab {
  border: 2px solid #abacab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abacab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 172 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 1% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abacab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abacab, #abacab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abacab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 172 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.58 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.01 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.22 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.64 #545354 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abacab  rgb(171, 172, 171)  hsl(120, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acabac  rgb(172, 171, 172)  hsl(300, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#ababac  rgb(171, 171, 172)  hsl(240, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#acabab  rgb(172, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 1%, 67%)  Dark Gray