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#ABB1B9

#abb1b9 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abb1b9 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, 69.41% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.57% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 214.29°, with 9.09% saturation and 69.8% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.436

Complementary

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #b9b3ab

Split complementary

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #b9acab
  3. #b8b9ab

Analogous

  1. #abb8b9
  2. #abb1b9
  3. #acabb9

Triadic

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #b9abb1
  3. #b1b9ab

Tetradic

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #b3abb9
  3. #b9b3ab
  4. #b1b9ab

Square

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #b9abb8
  3. #b9b3ab
  4. #abb9ac

Monochromatic

  1. #5c646f
  2. #818a96
  3. #abb1b9
  4. #d5d8dc
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#abb1b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #9a9fa7
  3. #898e94
  4. #787c82
  5. #676a6f
  6. #56595d
  7. #44474a
  8. #333538
  9. #222325
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb1b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #b3b9c0
  3. #bcc1c7
  4. #c4c8ce
  5. #cdd0d5
  6. #d5d8dc
  7. #dde0e3
  8. #e6e8ea
  9. #eeeff1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb1b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb1b9
  2. #a7acb3
  3. #a2a7ae
  4. #9ea2a8
  5. #9a9da2
  6. #96999d
  7. #919497
  8. #8d8f91
  9. #898a8b
  10. #848586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeb1b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeb1b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb0b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a8b3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb1b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acb0b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9b2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb1b9 {
  color: #abb1b9;
}
Background
.bg-abb1b9 {
  background-color: #abb1b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb1b9 {
  border: 2px solid #abb1b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb1b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 177 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 9% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb1b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb1b9, #acabb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb1b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 177 185 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.07 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.29 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.90 #544e46 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#abb1b9  rgb(171, 177, 185)  hsl(214, 9%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b9b3ab  rgb(185, 179, 171)  hsl(34, 9%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b9abb1  rgb(185, 171, 177)  hsl(334, 9%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#b1b9ab  rgb(177, 185, 171)  hsl(94, 9%, 70%)  Ash Gray