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#ADAFB2

#adafb2 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adafb2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.81% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 216°, with 3.14% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #adafb2
  2. #b2b0ad

Split complementary

  1. #adafb2
  2. #b2adad
  3. #b1b2ad

Analogous

  1. #adb1b2
  2. #adafb2
  3. #adadb2

Triadic

  1. #adafb2
  2. #b2adaf
  3. #afb2ad

Tetradic

  1. #adafb2
  2. #b0adb2
  3. #b2b0ad
  4. #afb2ad

Square

  1. #adafb2
  2. #b2adb1
  3. #b2b0ad
  4. #adb2ad

Monochromatic

  1. #606266
  2. #86898d
  3. #adafb2
  4. #d4d5d7
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#adafb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adafb2
  2. #9c9ea0
  3. #8a8c8e
  4. #797b7d
  5. #68696b
  6. #575859
  7. #454647
  8. #343535
  9. #232324
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#adafb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adafb2
  2. #b5b7ba
  3. #bdbfc1
  4. #c6c7c9
  5. #cecfd1
  6. #d6d7d9
  7. #dedfe0
  8. #e6e7e8
  9. #efeff0
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adafb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adafb2
  2. #a9aaad
  3. #a4a6a8
  4. #a0a1a3
  5. #9b9c9e
  6. #979899
  7. #929394
  8. #8e8e8f
  9. #89898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeafb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeafb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeafb2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #acb0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeafb2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adafb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acafb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adafb2 {
  color: #adafb2;
}
Background
.bg-adafb2 {
  background-color: #adafb2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adafb2 {
  border: 2px solid #adafb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adafb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 175 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 3% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adafb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adafb2, #adadb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adafb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 175 178 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.39 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.39 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.94 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.97 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.47 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 9.72 #52504d Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adafb2  rgb(173, 175, 178)  hsl(216, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2b0ad  rgb(178, 176, 173)  hsl(36, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b2adaf  rgb(178, 173, 175)  hsl(336, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb2ad  rgb(175, 178, 173)  hsl(96, 3%, 69%)  Dark Gray