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#ABAFA7

#abafa7 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abafa7 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, 68.63% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.57% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 90°, with 4.76% saturation and 67.06% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.04.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4211

Complementary

  1. #abafa7
  2. #aba7af

Split complementary

  1. #abafa7
  2. #a7a7af
  3. #afa7af

Analogous

  1. #afafa7
  2. #abafa7
  3. #a7afa7

Triadic

  1. #abafa7
  2. #a7abaf
  3. #afa7ab

Tetradic

  1. #abafa7
  2. #a7afab
  3. #aba7af
  4. #afa7ab

Square

  1. #abafa7
  2. #a7afaf
  3. #aba7af
  4. #afa7a7

Monochromatic

  1. #5f635a
  2. #858b7f
  3. #abafa7
  4. #d1d3cf
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#abafa7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abafa7
  2. #9a9e96
  3. #898c86
  4. #787b75
  5. #676964
  6. #565854
  7. #444643
  8. #333532
  9. #222321
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#abafa7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abafa7
  2. #b3b7b0
  3. #bcbfb9
  4. #c4c7c1
  5. #cdcfca
  6. #d5d7d3
  7. #dddfdc
  8. #e6e7e5
  9. #eeefed
  10. #f7f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abafa7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abafa7
  2. #a7aaa3
  3. #a2a69f
  4. #9ea19b
  5. #9a9c97
  6. #969894
  7. #919390
  8. #8d8e8c
  9. #898988
  10. #848584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adaeab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0aea7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abaead ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaea7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaea7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abaeaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abafa7 {
  color: #abafa7;
}
Background
.bg-abafa7 {
  background-color: #abafa7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abafa7 {
  border: 2px solid #abafa7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abafa7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 175 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 5% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abafa7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abafa7, #a7afa7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abafa7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 175 167 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.19 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.07 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.87 #545058 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#abafa7  rgb(171, 175, 167)  hsl(90, 5%, 67%)  Ash Gray
#aba7af  rgb(171, 167, 175)  hsl(270, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#a7abaf  rgb(167, 171, 175)  hsl(210, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#afa7ab  rgb(175, 167, 171)  hsl(330, 5%, 67%)  Dark Gray