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#ADB1AC

#adb1ac ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adb1ac 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, 69.41% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.82% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 108°, with 3.11% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4331

Complementary

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #b0acb1

Split complementary

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #adacb1
  3. #b1acaf

Analogous

  1. #afb1ac
  2. #adb1ac
  3. #acb1ad

Triadic

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #acadb1
  3. #b1acad

Tetradic

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #acb1b0
  3. #b0acb1
  4. #b1acad

Square

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #acafb1
  3. #b0acb1
  4. #b1adac

Monochromatic

  1. #60655f
  2. #868c85
  3. #adb1ac
  4. #d4d6d3
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#adb1ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #9c9f9b
  3. #8a8e8a
  4. #797c78
  5. #686a67
  6. #575956
  7. #454745
  8. #343534
  9. #232322
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#adb1ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #b5b9b4
  3. #bdc1bd
  4. #c6c8c5
  5. #ced0cd
  6. #d6d8d6
  7. #dee0de
  8. #e6e8e6
  9. #efefee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adb1ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adb1ac
  2. #a9aca8
  3. #a4a7a3
  4. #a0a29f
  5. #9b9d9a
  6. #979996
  7. #929492
  8. #8e8f8d
  9. #898a89
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b0ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b1b0ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adb1af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b0ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb0ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adb1ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adb1ac {
  color: #adb1ac;
}
Background
.bg-adb1ac {
  background-color: #adb1ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adb1ac {
  border: 2px solid #adb1ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adb1ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 177 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 108 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adb1ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adb1ac, #acb1ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adb1ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 177 172 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.21 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.12 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.74 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.77 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.77 #524e53 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adb1ac  rgb(173, 177, 172)  hsl(108, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0acb1  rgb(176, 172, 177)  hsl(288, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#acadb1  rgb(172, 173, 177)  hsl(228, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b1acad  rgb(177, 172, 173)  hsl(348, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray