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#AEAAAB

#aeaaab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeaaab is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 66.67% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 1.72% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 2.41% saturation and 67.45% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4069

Complementary

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #aaaead

Split complementary

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #aaaeab
  3. #aaadae

Analogous

  1. #aeaaad
  2. #aeaaab
  3. #aeabaa

Triadic

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #abaeaa
  3. #aaabae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #aeadaa
  3. #aaaead
  4. #aaabae

Square

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #adaeaa
  3. #aaaead
  4. #abaaae

Monochromatic

  1. #625d5e
  2. #898384
  3. #aeaaab
  4. #d3d1d2
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aeaaab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #9d999a
  3. #8b8889
  4. #7a7778
  5. #686667
  6. #575556
  7. #464444
  8. #343333
  9. #232222
  10. #111111
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaaab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #b6b3b3
  3. #bebbbc
  4. #c6c4c4
  5. #cecccd
  6. #d7d5d5
  7. #dfdddd
  8. #e7e6e6
  9. #efeeee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaaab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaaab
  2. #a9a6a7
  3. #a5a2a2
  4. #a09d9e
  5. #9c999a
  6. #979596
  7. #929191
  8. #8e8d8d
  9. #898889
  10. #858484
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acabab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaabab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ababab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #afaaaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acaaab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acabab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeaaab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaaab {
  color: #aeaaab;
}
Background
.bg-aeaaab {
  background-color: #aeaaab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaaab {
  border: 2px solid #aeaaab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaaab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 2% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaaab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaaab, #aeabaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaaab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.36 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.36 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.17 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.76 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.61 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.65 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.65 #515554 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeaaab  rgb(174, 170, 171)  hsl(345, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaaead  rgb(170, 174, 173)  hsl(165, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#abaeaa  rgb(171, 174, 170)  hsl(105, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray
#aaabae  rgb(170, 171, 174)  hsl(225, 2%, 67%)  Dark Gray