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#ADB2B7

#adb2b7 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adb2b7 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, 69.8% green and 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.46% cyan, 2.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 6.49% saturation and 69.8% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4414

Complementary

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #b7b2ad

Split complementary

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #b7adad
  3. #b7b7ad

Analogous

  1. #adb7b7
  2. #adb2b7
  3. #adadb7

Triadic

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #b7adb2
  3. #b2b7ad

Tetradic

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #b2adb7
  3. #b7b2ad
  4. #b2b7ad

Square

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #b7adb7
  3. #b7b2ad
  4. #adb7ad

Monochromatic

  1. #5f656c
  2. #848c93
  3. #adb2b7
  4. #d6d8db
  5. #f4f5f5

Shades

#adb2b7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #9ca0a5
  3. #8a8e92
  4. #797d80
  5. #686b6e
  6. #57595c
  7. #454749
  8. #343537
  9. #232425
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#adb2b7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #b5babe
  3. #bdc1c5
  4. #c6c9cd
  5. #ced1d4
  6. #d6d9db
  7. #dee0e2
  8. #e6e8e9
  9. #eff0f1
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adb2b7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adb2b7
  2. #a9adb2
  3. #a4a8ac
  4. #a0a3a7
  5. #9b9ea1
  6. #97999c
  7. #929496
  8. #8e8f91
  9. #898a8b
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0b2b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b0b2b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afb1b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afb2b7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeb1b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb3b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adb2b7 {
  color: #adb2b7;
}
Background
.bg-adb2b7 {
  background-color: #adb2b7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adb2b7 {
  border: 2px solid #adb2b7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adb2b7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 178 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 6% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adb2b7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adb2b7, #adadb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adb2b7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 178 183 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.92 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.02 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 8.22 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.16 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.16 #524d48 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#adb2b7  rgb(173, 178, 183)  hsl(210, 6%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b7b2ad  rgb(183, 178, 173)  hsl(30, 6%, 70%)  Dark Gray
#b7adb2  rgb(183, 173, 178)  hsl(330, 6%, 70%)  Silver Pink
#b2b7ad  rgb(178, 183, 173)  hsl(90, 6%, 70%)  Ash Gray