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#ACAAAF

#acaaaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#acaaaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.71% cyan, 2.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 3.03% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4062

Complementary

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #adafaa

Split complementary

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #afafaa
  3. #abafaa

Analogous

  1. #aaabaf
  2. #acaaaf
  3. #afaaaf

Triadic

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #afacaa
  3. #aaafac

Tetradic

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #afaaad
  3. #adafaa
  4. #aaafac

Square

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #afaaab
  3. #adafaa
  4. #aaafaf

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5d63
  2. #86838a
  3. #acaaaf
  4. #d2d1d4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#acaaaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #9b999e
  3. #8a888c
  4. #78777b
  5. #676669
  6. #565558
  7. #454446
  8. #343335
  9. #222223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#acaaaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #b4b3b7
  3. #bdbbbf
  4. #c5c4c7
  5. #cdcccf
  6. #d6d5d7
  7. #dedddf
  8. #e6e6e7
  9. #eeeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acaaaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #a8a6aa
  3. #a3a2a6
  4. #9f9da1
  5. #9a999c
  6. #969598
  7. #929193
  8. #8d8d8e
  9. #898889
  10. #848485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #abaaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9abaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaabaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acabac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaaaaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #abaaaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acaaad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acaaaf {
  color: #acaaaf;
}
Background
.bg-acaaaf {
  background-color: #acaaaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acaaaf {
  border: 2px solid #acaaaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acaaaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 170 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acaaaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acaaaf, #afaaaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acaaaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 170 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.20 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.58 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.74 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.84 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.91 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.91 #535550 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#acaaaf  rgb(172, 170, 175)  hsl(264, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#adafaa  rgb(173, 175, 170)  hsl(84, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afacaa  rgb(175, 172, 170)  hsl(24, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aaafac  rgb(170, 175, 172)  hsl(144, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray