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#ABB0B5

#abb0b5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abb0b5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.52% cyan, 2.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 6.33% saturation and 69.02% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4304

Complementary

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #b5b0ab

Split complementary

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #b5abab
  3. #b5b5ab

Analogous

  1. #abb5b5
  2. #abb0b5
  3. #ababb5

Triadic

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #b5abb0
  3. #b0b5ab

Tetradic

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #b0abb5
  3. #b5b0ab
  4. #b0b5ab

Square

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #b5abb5
  3. #b5b0ab
  4. #abb5ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5d646a
  2. #828a91
  3. #abb0b5
  4. #d4d6d9
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#abb0b5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #9a9ea3
  3. #898d91
  4. #787b7f
  5. #676a6d
  6. #56585b
  7. #444648
  8. #333536
  9. #222324
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb0b5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #b3b8bc
  3. #bcc0c4
  4. #c4c8cb
  5. #cdd0d3
  6. #d5d8da
  7. #dddfe1
  8. #e6e7e9
  9. #eeeff0
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb0b5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb0b5
  2. #a7abb0
  3. #a2a6aa
  4. #9ea2a5
  5. #9a9da0
  6. #96989b
  7. #919395
  8. #8d8e90
  9. #898a8b
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb0b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb0b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adafb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9b1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb0b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acafb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab1b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb0b5 {
  color: #abb0b5;
}
Background
.bg-abb0b5 {
  background-color: #abb0b5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb0b5 {
  border: 2px solid #abb0b5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb0b5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 176 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb0b5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb0b5, #ababb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb0b5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 176 181 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.62 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.62 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.47 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.53 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.04 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.68 #544f4a Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abb0b5  rgb(171, 176, 181)  hsl(210, 6%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b5b0ab  rgb(181, 176, 171)  hsl(30, 6%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b5abb0  rgb(181, 171, 176)  hsl(330, 6%, 69%)  Silver Pink
#b0b5ab  rgb(176, 181, 171)  hsl(90, 6%, 69%)  Ash Gray