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#ADB0AD

#adb0ad ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adb0ad 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, 69.02% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.7% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 120°, with 1.86% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4295

Complementary

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #b0adb0

Split complementary

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #aeadb0
  3. #b0adae

Analogous

  1. #aeb0ad
  2. #adb0ad
  3. #adb0ae

Triadic

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #adadb0
  3. #b0adad

Tetradic

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #adb0b0
  3. #b0adb0
  4. #b0adad

Square

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #adaeb0
  3. #b0adb0
  4. #b0aead

Monochromatic

  1. #606460
  2. #868a86
  3. #adb0ad
  4. #d4d6d4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#adb0ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #9c9e9c
  3. #8a8d8a
  4. #797b79
  5. #686a68
  6. #575857
  7. #454645
  8. #343534
  9. #232323
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#adb0ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #b5b8b5
  3. #bdc0bd
  4. #c6c8c6
  5. #ced0ce
  6. #d6d8d6
  7. #dedfde
  8. #e6e7e6
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adb0ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adb0ad
  2. #a9aba9
  3. #a4a6a4
  4. #a0a2a0
  5. #9b9d9b
  6. #979897
  7. #929392
  8. #8e8e8e
  9. #898a89
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeafae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0afad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0afad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb0ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afafad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adb0ad {
  color: #adb0ad;
}
Background
.bg-adb0ad {
  background-color: #adb0ad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adb0ad {
  border: 2px solid #adb0ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adb0ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 176 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 120 2% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adb0ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adb0ad, #adb0ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adb0ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 176 173 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.09 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.20 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.12 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.55 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.55 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 10.06 #524f52 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adb0ad  rgb(173, 176, 173)  hsl(120, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0adb0  rgb(176, 173, 176)  hsl(300, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#adadb0  rgb(173, 173, 176)  hsl(240, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0adad  rgb(176, 173, 173)  hsl(0, 2%, 68%)  Dark Gray