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#abaead ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abaead 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, 68.24% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.72% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.57% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 160°, with 1.82% saturation and 67.65% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.4195

Complementary

  1. #abaead
  2. #aeabac

Split complementary

  1. #abaead
  2. #aeabae
  3. #aeacab

Analogous

  1. #abaeac
  2. #abaead
  3. #abaeae

Triadic

  1. #abaead
  2. #adabae
  3. #aeadab

Tetradic

  1. #abaead
  2. #abacae
  3. #aeabac
  4. #aeadab

Square

  1. #abaead
  2. #acabae
  3. #aeabac
  4. #aeaeab

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6261
  2. #848887
  3. #abaead
  4. #d2d4d3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#abaead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abaead
  2. #9a9d9c
  3. #898b8a
  4. #787a79
  5. #676868
  6. #565757
  7. #444645
  8. #333434
  9. #222323
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#abaead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abaead
  2. #b3b6b5
  3. #bcbebd
  4. #c4c6c6
  5. #cdcece
  6. #d5d7d6
  7. #dddfde
  8. #e6e7e6
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abaead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abaead
  2. #a7a9a9
  3. #a2a5a4
  4. #9ea0a0
  5. #9a9c9b
  6. #969797
  7. #919292
  8. #8d8e8e
  9. #898989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acaead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaead ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adadad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaaeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adaead ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acadad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abaead ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abaead {
  color: #abaead;
}
Background
.bg-abaead {
  background-color: #abaead;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abaead {
  border: 2px solid #abaead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abaead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 174 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 160 2% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abaead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abaead, #abaeae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abaead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 174 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.18 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.07 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.90 #545152 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abaead  rgb(171, 174, 173)  hsl(160, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeabac  rgb(174, 171, 172)  hsl(340, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#adabae  rgb(173, 171, 174)  hsl(280, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeadab  rgb(174, 173, 171)  hsl(40, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray