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#ABB3AF

#abb3af ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abb3af 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, 70.2% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.23% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 150°, 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4399

Complementary

  1. #abb3af
  2. #b3abaf

Split complementary

  1. #abb3af
  2. #b3abb3
  3. #b3abab

Analogous

  1. #abb3ab
  2. #abb3af
  3. #abb3b3

Triadic

  1. #abb3af
  2. #afabb3
  3. #b3afab

Tetradic

  1. #abb3af
  2. #abafb3
  3. #b3abaf
  4. #b3afab

Square

  1. #abb3af
  2. #ababb3
  3. #b3abaf
  4. #b3b3ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6763
  2. #838f89
  3. #abb3af
  4. #d3d7d5
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#abb3af mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb3af
  2. #9aa19e
  3. #898f8c
  4. #787d7b
  5. #676b69
  6. #565a58
  7. #444846
  8. #333635
  9. #222423
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb3af mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb3af
  2. #b3bbb7
  3. #bcc2bf
  4. #c4cac7
  5. #cdd1cf
  6. #d5d9d7
  7. #dde1df
  8. #e6e8e7
  9. #eef0ef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb3af mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb3af
  2. #a7aeaa
  3. #a2a9a6
  4. #9ea4a1
  5. #9a9f9c
  6. #969a98
  7. #919493
  8. #8d8f8e
  9. #898a89
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3b2af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b1af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aab3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b2af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb2af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab3b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb3af {
  color: #abb3af;
}
Background
.bg-abb3af {
  background-color: #abb3af;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb3af {
  border: 2px solid #abb3af;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb3af;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 179 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 150 5% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb3af {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb3af, #abb3b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb3af {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 179 175 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.36 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.36 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.29 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.80 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.73 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.94 #544c50 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#abb3af  rgb(171, 179, 175)  hsl(150, 5%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b3abaf  rgb(179, 171, 175)  hsl(330, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afabb3  rgb(175, 171, 179)  hsl(270, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b3afab  rgb(179, 175, 171)  hsl(30, 5%, 69%)  Dark Gray