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#ACADAF

#acadaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#acadaf 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, 67.84% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.71% cyan, 1.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 1.84% saturation and 68.04% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4175

Complementary

  1. #acadaf
  2. #afaeac

Split complementary

  1. #acadaf
  2. #afadac
  3. #afafac

Analogous

  1. #acafaf
  2. #acadaf
  3. #adacaf

Triadic

  1. #acadaf
  2. #afacad
  3. #adafac

Tetradic

  1. #acadaf
  2. #aeacaf
  3. #afaeac
  4. #adafac

Square

  1. #acadaf
  2. #afacaf
  3. #afaeac
  4. #acafad

Monochromatic

  1. #5f6063
  2. #858789
  3. #acadaf
  4. #d3d3d5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#acadaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acadaf
  2. #9b9c9e
  3. #8a8a8c
  4. #78797b
  5. #676869
  6. #565758
  7. #454546
  8. #343435
  9. #222323
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#acadaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acadaf
  2. #b4b5b7
  3. #bdbdbf
  4. #c5c6c7
  5. #cdcecf
  6. #d6d6d7
  7. #dededf
  8. #e6e6e7
  9. #eeefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acadaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acadaf
  2. #a8a9aa
  3. #a3a4a6
  4. #9fa0a1
  5. #9a9b9c
  6. #969798
  7. #929293
  8. #8d8e8e
  9. #898989
  10. #848585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adadae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #acadaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acadaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abadae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acadaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acadaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acadae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acadaf {
  color: #acadaf;
}
Background
.bg-acadaf {
  background-color: #acadaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acadaf {
  border: 2px solid #acadaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acadaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 173 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acadaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acadaf, #adacaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acadaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 173 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.59 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.59 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.28 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.06 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.90 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.90 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.10 #535250 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#acadaf  rgb(172, 173, 175)  hsl(220, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afaeac  rgb(175, 174, 172)  hsl(40, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afacad  rgb(175, 172, 173)  hsl(340, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#adafac  rgb(173, 175, 172)  hsl(100, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray