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#ADAFAA

#adafaa ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adafaa 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, 68.63% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.86% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 84°, 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4245

Complementary

  1. #adafaa
  2. #acaaaf

Split complementary

  1. #adafaa
  2. #aaabaf
  3. #afaaaf

Analogous

  1. #afafaa
  2. #adafaa
  3. #abafaa

Triadic

  1. #adafaa
  2. #aaadaf
  3. #afaaad

Tetradic

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

Square

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

Monochromatic

  1. #61635d
  2. #878a83
  3. #adafaa
  4. #d3d4d1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#adafaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adafaa
  2. #9c9e99
  3. #8a8c88
  4. #797b77
  5. #686966
  6. #575855
  7. #454644
  8. #343533
  9. #232322
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#adafaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adafaa
  2. #b5b7b3
  3. #bdbfbb
  4. #c6c7c4
  5. #cecfcc
  6. #d6d7d5
  7. #dedfdd
  8. #e6e7e6
  9. #efefee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adafaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adafaa
  2. #a9aaa6
  3. #a4a6a2
  4. #a0a19d
  5. #9b9c99
  6. #979895
  7. #929391
  8. #8e8e8d
  9. #898988
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeafad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0aeaa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afaeaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adaead ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afafaa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeafaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adafac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adafaa {
  color: #adafaa;
}
Background
.bg-adafaa {
  background-color: #adafaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adafaa {
  border: 2px solid #adafaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adafaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 175 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adafaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adafaa, #abafaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adafaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 175 170 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.11 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.98 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.49 #525055 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adafaa  rgb(173, 175, 170)  hsl(84, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acaaaf  rgb(172, 170, 175)  hsl(264, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aaadaf  rgb(170, 173, 175)  hsl(204, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afaaad  rgb(175, 170, 173)  hsl(324, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray