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#ACAAAD

#acaaad ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#acaaad is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 66.67% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.58% cyan, 1.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 1.8% saturation and 67.25% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4054

Complementary

  1. #acaaad
  2. #abadaa

Split complementary

  1. #acaaad
  2. #acadaa
  3. #aaadaa

Analogous

  1. #aaaaad
  2. #acaaad
  3. #adaaac

Triadic

  1. #acaaad
  2. #adacaa
  3. #aaadac

Tetradic

  1. #acaaad
  2. #adaaab
  3. #abadaa
  4. #aaadac

Square

  1. #acaaad
  2. #adaaaa
  3. #abadaa
  4. #aaacad

Monochromatic

  1. #605d61
  2. #868387
  3. #acaaad
  4. #d2d1d3
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#acaaad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acaaad
  2. #9b999c
  3. #8a888a
  4. #787779
  5. #676668
  6. #565557
  7. #454445
  8. #343334
  9. #222223
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#acaaad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acaaad
  2. #b4b3b5
  3. #bdbbbd
  4. #c5c4c6
  5. #cdccce
  6. #d6d5d6
  7. #deddde
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acaaad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acaaad
  2. #a8a6a9
  3. #a3a2a4
  4. #9f9da0
  5. #9a999b
  6. #969597
  7. #929192
  8. #8d8d8e
  9. #898889
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaabad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaabad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acaaab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abaaad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaaad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acaaac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acaaad {
  color: #acaaad;
}
Background
.bg-acaaad {
  background-color: #acaaad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acaaad {
  border: 2px solid #acaaad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acaaad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 170 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 2% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acaaad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acaaad, #adaaac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acaaad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 170 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.24 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.24 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.22 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.67 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.49 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.71 #535552 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#acaaad  rgb(172, 170, 173)  hsl(280, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#abadaa  rgb(171, 173, 170)  hsl(100, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#adacaa  rgb(173, 172, 170)  hsl(40, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaadac  rgb(170, 173, 172)  hsl(160, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray