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#ABACB0

#abacb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abacb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.84% cyan, 2.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 3.07% saturation and 68.04% 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 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #abacb0
  2. #b0afab

Split complementary

  1. #abacb0
  2. #b0adab
  3. #afb0ab

Analogous

  1. #abafb0
  2. #abacb0
  3. #adabb0

Triadic

  1. #abacb0
  2. #b0abac
  3. #acb0ab

Tetradic

  1. #abacb0
  2. #afabb0
  3. #b0afab
  4. #acb0ab

Square

  1. #abacb0
  2. #b0abaf
  3. #b0afab
  4. #abb0ad

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5f64
  2. #84858b
  3. #abacb0
  4. #d2d3d5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#abacb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abacb0
  2. #9a9b9e
  3. #898a8d
  4. #78787b
  5. #67676a
  6. #565658
  7. #444546
  8. #333435
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#abacb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abacb0
  2. #b3b4b8
  3. #bcbdc0
  4. #c4c5c8
  5. #cdcdd0
  6. #d5d6d8
  7. #dddedf
  8. #e6e6e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abacb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abacb0
  2. #a7a8ab
  3. #a2a3a6
  4. #9e9fa2
  5. #9a9a9d
  6. #969698
  7. #919293
  8. #8d8d8e
  9. #89898a
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acacae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #abacb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abacb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaadad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abacb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abacb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaacae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abacb0 {
  color: #abacb0;
}
Background
.bg-abacb0 {
  background-color: #abacb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abacb0 {
  border: 2px solid #abacb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abacb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 172 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abacb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abacb0, #adabb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abacb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 172 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.33 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.82 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.99 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.07 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.30 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.30 #54534f Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abacb0  rgb(171, 172, 176)  hsl(228, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0afab  rgb(176, 175, 171)  hsl(48, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0abac  rgb(176, 171, 172)  hsl(348, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acb0ab  rgb(172, 176, 171)  hsl(108, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray