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#ABB4A5

#abb4a5 ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abb4a5 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, 70.59% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 96°, with 9.09% saturation and 67.65% 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 3.82.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4402

Complementary

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #aea5b4

Split complementary

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #a7a5b4
  3. #b4a5b3

Analogous

  1. #b3b4a5
  2. #abb4a5
  3. #a5b4a7

Triadic

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #a5abb4
  3. #b4a5ab

Tetradic

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #a5b4ae
  3. #aea5b4
  4. #b4a5ab

Square

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #a5b3b4
  3. #aea5b4
  4. #b4a7a5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e6957
  2. #84917b
  3. #abb4a5
  4. #d2d7cf
  5. #f5f6f4

Shades

#abb4a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #9aa295
  3. #899084
  4. #787e74
  5. #676c63
  6. #565a53
  7. #444842
  8. #333632
  9. #222421
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#abb4a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #b3bcae
  3. #bcc3b7
  4. #c4cbc0
  5. #cdd2c9
  6. #d5dad2
  7. #dde1db
  8. #e6e9e4
  9. #eef0ed
  10. #f7f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abb4a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abb4a5
  2. #a7afa1
  3. #a2aa9e
  4. #9ea49a
  5. #9a9f96
  6. #969a93
  7. #91958f
  8. #8d908b
  9. #898a87
  10. #848584
  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 #afb2ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b2a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b1a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb3b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b1b3a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0b2a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abb3ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abb4a5 {
  color: #abb4a5;
}
Background
.bg-abb4a5 {
  background-color: #abb4a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abb4a5 {
  border: 2px solid #abb4a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abb4a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 180 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 9% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abb4a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abb4a5, #a5b4a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abb4a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 180 165 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 3.82 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.15 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.15 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 9.72 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.79 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 12.40 #544b5a Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#abb4a5  rgb(171, 180, 165)  hsl(96, 9%, 68%)  Ash Gray
#aea5b4  rgb(174, 165, 180)  hsl(276, 9%, 68%)  Rose Quartz
#a5abb4  rgb(165, 171, 180)  hsl(216, 9%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b4a5ab  rgb(180, 165, 171)  hsl(336, 9%, 68%)  Silver Pink