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#ABBABA

#abbaba ≈ Ash Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#abbaba 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, 72.94% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 9.8% saturation and 70% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.4732

Complementary

  1. #abbaba
  2. #baabab

Split complementary

  1. #abbaba
  2. #baabb3
  3. #bab3ab

Analogous

  1. #abbab3
  2. #abbaba
  3. #abb3ba

Triadic

  1. #abbaba
  2. #baabba
  3. #babaab

Tetradic

  1. #abbaba
  2. #ababba
  3. #baabab
  4. #babaab

Square

  1. #abbaba
  2. #b3abba
  3. #baabab
  4. #b3baab

Monochromatic

  1. #5c7070
  2. #819797
  3. #abbaba
  4. #d5dcdc
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#abbaba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #abbaba
  2. #9aa7a7
  3. #899595
  4. #788282
  5. #677070
  6. #565d5d
  7. #444a4a
  8. #333838
  9. #222525
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#abbaba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #abbaba
  2. #b3c1c1
  3. #bcc8c8
  4. #c4cfcf
  5. #cdd6d6
  6. #d5dddd
  7. #dde3e3
  8. #e6eaea
  9. #eef1f1
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#abbaba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #abbaba
  2. #a7b4b4
  3. #a2aeae
  4. #9ea9a9
  5. #9aa3a3
  6. #969d9d
  7. #919797
  8. #8d9191
  9. #898c8c
  10. #848686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2b8b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b8ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b6ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a7bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b3b9ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1b8ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9bbba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-abbaba {
  color: #abbaba;
}
Background
.bg-abbaba {
  background-color: #abbaba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-abbaba {
  border: 2px solid #abbaba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #abbaba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 186 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 10% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-abbaba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #abbaba, #abb3ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-abbaba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 186 186 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.49 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 5.31 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.14 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.76 #544545 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#abbaba  rgb(171, 186, 186)  hsl(180, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#baabab  rgb(186, 171, 171)  hsl(0, 10%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#baabba  rgb(186, 171, 186)  hsl(300, 10%, 70%)  Pastel Purple
#babaab  rgb(186, 186, 171)  hsl(60, 10%, 70%)  Ash Gray