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#ADAAAB

#adaaab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adaaab is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 66.67% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.73% magenta, 1.16% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 340°, 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 1.88.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4057

Complementary

  1. #adaaab
  2. #aaadac

Split complementary

  1. #adaaab
  2. #aaadaa
  3. #aaacad

Analogous

  1. #adaaac
  2. #adaaab
  3. #adaaaa

Triadic

  1. #adaaab
  2. #abadaa
  3. #aaabad

Tetradic

  1. #adaaab
  2. #adacaa
  3. #aaadac
  4. #aaabad

Square

  1. #adaaab
  2. #acadaa
  3. #aaadac
  4. #aaaaad

Monochromatic

  1. #615d5e
  2. #878385
  3. #adaaab
  4. #d3d1d1
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#adaaab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adaaab
  2. #9c999a
  3. #8a8889
  4. #797778
  5. #686667
  6. #575556
  7. #454444
  8. #343333
  9. #232222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#adaaab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adaaab
  2. #b5b3b3
  3. #bdbbbc
  4. #c6c4c4
  5. #cecccd
  6. #d6d5d5
  7. #dedddd
  8. #e6e6e6
  9. #efeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adaaab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adaaab
  2. #a9a6a7
  3. #a4a2a2
  4. #a09d9e
  5. #9b999a
  6. #979596
  7. #929191
  8. #8e8d8d
  9. #898889
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acaaab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaaaab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ababab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeaaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #abaaab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acabab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adaaab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adaaab {
  color: #adaaab;
}
Background
.bg-adaaab {
  background-color: #adaaab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adaaab {
  border: 2px solid #adaaab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adaaab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 170 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 2% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adaaab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adaaab, #adaaaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adaaab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 170 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.88 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.88 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.07 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.62 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.62 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.84 #525554 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adaaab  rgb(173, 170, 171)  hsl(340, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaadac  rgb(170, 173, 172)  hsl(160, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#abadaa  rgb(171, 173, 170)  hsl(100, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaabad  rgb(170, 171, 173)  hsl(220, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray