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#AEAAAF

#aeaaaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeaaaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.57% cyan, 2.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 288°, with 3.03% saturation and 67.65% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.81.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4084

Complementary

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #abafaa

Split complementary

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #aeafaa
  3. #aaafac

Analogous

  1. #acaaaf
  2. #aeaaaf
  3. #afaaae

Triadic

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #afaeaa
  3. #aaafae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #afaaab
  3. #abafaa
  4. #aaafae

Square

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #afacaa
  3. #abafaa
  4. #aaaeaf

Monochromatic

  1. #625d63
  2. #88838a
  3. #aeaaaf
  4. #d4d1d4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#aeaaaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #9d999e
  3. #8b888c
  4. #7a777b
  5. #686669
  6. #575558
  7. #464446
  8. #343335
  9. #232223
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaaaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #b6b3b7
  3. #bebbbf
  4. #c6c4c7
  5. #cecccf
  6. #d7d5d7
  7. #dfdddf
  8. #e7e6e7
  9. #efeeef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaaaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaaaf
  2. #a9a6aa
  3. #a5a2a6
  4. #a09da1
  5. #9c999c
  6. #979598
  7. #929193
  8. #8e8d8e
  9. #898889
  10. #858485
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acabad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aaabaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaabaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeaaac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ababaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #acabaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeaaad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaaaf {
  color: #aeaaaf;
}
Background
.bg-aeaaaf {
  background-color: #aeaaaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaaaf {
  border: 2px solid #aeaaaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaaaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 170 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaaaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaaaf, #afaaae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaaaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 170 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.81 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.78 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.85 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.18 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.98 #515550 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeaaaf  rgb(174, 170, 175)  hsl(288, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#abafaa  rgb(171, 175, 170)  hsl(108, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afaeaa  rgb(175, 174, 170)  hsl(48, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aaafae  rgb(170, 175, 174)  hsl(168, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray