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#adaaaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adaaaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 2.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 276°, 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4073

Complementary

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #acafaa

Split complementary

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #afafaa
  3. #aaafab

Analogous

  1. #abaaaf
  2. #adaaaf
  3. #afaaaf

Triadic

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #afadaa
  3. #aaafad

Tetradic

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #afaaac
  3. #acafaa
  4. #aaafad

Square

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #afabaa
  3. #acafaa
  4. #aaafaf

Monochromatic

  1. #615d63
  2. #87838a
  3. #adaaaf
  4. #d3d1d4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#adaaaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #9c999e
  3. #8a888c
  4. #79777b
  5. #686669
  6. #575558
  7. #454446
  8. #343335
  9. #232223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#adaaaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #b5b3b7
  3. #bdbbbf
  4. #c6c4c7
  5. #cecccf
  6. #d6d5d7
  7. #dedddf
  8. #e6e6e7
  9. #efeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adaaaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adaaaf
  2. #a9a6aa
  3. #a4a2a6
  4. #a09da1
  5. #9b999c
  6. #979598
  7. #929193
  8. #8e8d8e
  9. #898889
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acabad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9abaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaabaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adabac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ababaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ababaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adaaad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adaaaf {
  color: #adaaaf;
}
Background
.bg-adaaaf {
  background-color: #adaaaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adaaaf {
  border: 2px solid #adaaaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adaaaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 170 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adaaaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adaaaf, #afaaaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adaaaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 170 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.49 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.49 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.67 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.29 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.50 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.78 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.93 #525550 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adaaaf  rgb(173, 170, 175)  hsl(276, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acafaa  rgb(172, 175, 170)  hsl(96, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afadaa  rgb(175, 173, 170)  hsl(36, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aaafad  rgb(170, 175, 173)  hsl(156, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray