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#ABAFB3

#abafb3 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abafb3 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 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.47% cyan, 2.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 5% saturation and 68.63% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4257

Complementary

  1. #abafb3
  2. #b3afab

Split complementary

  1. #abafb3
  2. #b3abab
  3. #b3b3ab

Analogous

  1. #abb3b3
  2. #abafb3
  3. #ababb3

Triadic

  1. #abafb3
  2. #b3abaf
  3. #afb3ab

Tetradic

  1. #abafb3
  2. #afabb3
  3. #b3afab
  4. #afb3ab

Square

  1. #abafb3
  2. #b3abb3
  3. #b3afab
  4. #abb3ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6367
  2. #83898f
  3. #abafb3
  4. #d3d5d7
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#abafb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abafb3
  2. #9a9ea1
  3. #898c8f
  4. #787b7d
  5. #67696b
  6. #56585a
  7. #444648
  8. #333536
  9. #222324
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#abafb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abafb3
  2. #b3b7bb
  3. #bcbfc2
  4. #c4c7ca
  5. #cdcfd1
  6. #d5d7d9
  7. #dddfe1
  8. #e6e7e8
  9. #eeeff0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abafb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abafb3
  2. #a7aaae
  3. #a2a6a9
  4. #9ea1a4
  5. #9a9c9f
  6. #96989a
  7. #919394
  8. #8d8e8f
  9. #89898a
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adafb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeafb3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9b0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adafb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acaeb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abafb3 {
  color: #abafb3;
}
Background
.bg-abafb3 {
  background-color: #abafb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abafb3 {
  border: 2px solid #abafb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abafb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 175 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 5% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abafb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abafb3, #ababb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abafb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 175 179 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.99 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.37 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.90 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.74 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.74 #54504c Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abafb3  rgb(171, 175, 179)  hsl(210, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3afab  rgb(179, 175, 171)  hsl(30, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3abaf  rgb(179, 171, 175)  hsl(330, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb3ab  rgb(175, 179, 171)  hsl(90, 5%, 69%)  Ash Gray