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#ABB0B0

#abb0b0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abb0b0 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, 69.02% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.06.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4284

Complementary

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #b0abab

Split complementary

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #b0abae
  3. #b0aeab

Analogous

  1. #abb0ae
  2. #abb0b0
  3. #abaeb0

Triadic

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #b0abb0
  3. #b0b0ab

Tetradic

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #ababb0
  3. #b0abab
  4. #b0b0ab

Square

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #aeabb0
  3. #b0abab
  4. #aeb0ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6464
  2. #848b8b
  3. #abb0b0
  4. #d2d5d5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#abb0b0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #9a9e9e
  3. #898d8d
  4. #787b7b
  5. #676a6a
  6. #565858
  7. #444646
  8. #333535
  9. #222323
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb0b0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #b3b8b8
  3. #bcc0c0
  4. #c4c8c8
  5. #cdd0d0
  6. #d5d8d8
  7. #dddfdf
  8. #e6e7e7
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb0b0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb0b0
  2. #a7abab
  3. #a2a6a6
  4. #9ea2a2
  5. #9a9d9d
  6. #969898
  7. #919393
  8. #8d8e8e
  9. #898a8a
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adafaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afafb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeafb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb0b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adafb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab0b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb0b0 {
  color: #abb0b0;
}
Background
.bg-abb0b0 {
  background-color: #abb0b0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb0b0 {
  border: 2px solid #abb0b0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb0b0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 176 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb0b0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb0b0, #abaeb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb0b0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 176 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.06 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.06 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.25 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.65 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.80 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.61 #544f4f Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abb0b0  rgb(171, 176, 176)  hsl(180, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0abab  rgb(176, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0abb0  rgb(176, 171, 176)  hsl(300, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0b0ab  rgb(176, 176, 171)  hsl(60, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray