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#ACB2B9

#acb2b9 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#acb2b9 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, 69.8% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.03% cyan, 3.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 212.31°, with 8.5% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4411

Complementary

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #b9b3ac

Split complementary

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #b9acac
  3. #b9b9ac

Analogous

  1. #acb9b9
  2. #acb2b9
  3. #acacb9

Triadic

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #b9acb2
  3. #b2b9ac

Tetradic

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #b3acb9
  3. #b9b3ac
  4. #b2b9ac

Square

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #b9acb9
  3. #b9b3ac
  4. #acb9ac

Monochromatic

  1. #5d656f
  2. #828b96
  3. #acb2b9
  4. #d5d8dc
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#acb2b9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #9ba0a7
  3. #8a8e94
  4. #787d82
  5. #676b6f
  6. #56595d
  7. #45474a
  8. #343538
  9. #222425
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#acb2b9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #b4bac0
  3. #bdc1c7
  4. #c5c9ce
  5. #cdd1d5
  6. #d6d9dc
  7. #dee0e3
  8. #e6e8ea
  9. #eef0f1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#acb2b9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #acb2b9
  2. #a8adb3
  3. #a3a8ae
  4. #9fa3a8
  5. #9a9ea2
  6. #96999d
  7. #929497
  8. #8d8f91
  9. #898a8b
  10. #848586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b2b9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb1b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9b4b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeb2b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb1b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aab3b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-acb2b9 {
  color: #acb2b9;
}
Background
.bg-acb2b9 {
  background-color: #acb2b9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-acb2b9 {
  border: 2px solid #acb2b9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #acb2b9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 178 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 9% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-acb2b9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acb2b9, #acacb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-acb2b9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 178 185 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.66 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.64 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.01 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.80 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.51 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.51 #534d46 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#acb2b9  rgb(172, 178, 185)  hsl(212, 9%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b9b3ac  rgb(185, 179, 172)  hsl(32, 9%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b9acb2  rgb(185, 172, 178)  hsl(332, 9%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#b2b9ac  rgb(178, 185, 172)  hsl(92, 9%, 70%)  Ash Gray