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#ABAEB0

#abaeb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abaeb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.84% cyan, 1.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 204°, 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4206

Complementary

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #b0adab

Split complementary

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #b0abac
  3. #b0b0ab

Analogous

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #abaeb0
  3. #abacb0

Triadic

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #b0abae
  3. #aeb0ab

Tetradic

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #adabb0
  3. #b0adab
  4. #aeb0ab

Square

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #b0abb0
  3. #b0adab
  4. #acb0ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6264
  2. #84888b
  3. #abaeb0
  4. #d2d4d5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#abaeb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #9a9d9e
  3. #898b8d
  4. #787a7b
  5. #67686a
  6. #565758
  7. #444646
  8. #333435
  9. #222323
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#abaeb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #b3b6b8
  3. #bcbec0
  4. #c4c6c8
  5. #cdced0
  6. #d5d7d8
  7. #dddfdf
  8. #e6e7e7
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abaeb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abaeb0
  2. #a7a9ab
  3. #a2a5a6
  4. #9ea0a2
  5. #9a9c9d
  6. #969798
  7. #919293
  8. #8d8e8e
  9. #89898a
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adaeaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adaeb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acadb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aaafaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaeb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaeb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aaaeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abaeb0 {
  color: #abaeb0;
}
Background
.bg-abaeb0 {
  background-color: #abaeb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abaeb0 {
  border: 2px solid #abaeb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abaeb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 174 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 204 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abaeb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abaeb0, #abacb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abaeb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 174 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.10 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.10 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.26 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.36 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.53 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.81 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.81 #54514f Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abaeb0  rgb(171, 174, 176)  hsl(204, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0adab  rgb(176, 173, 171)  hsl(24, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0abae  rgb(176, 171, 174)  hsl(324, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeb0ab  rgb(174, 176, 171)  hsl(84, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray