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#aeaeaf ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeaeaf 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, 68.24% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.57% cyan, 0.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 0.62% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.56.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4237

Complementary

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #afafae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #afaeae
  3. #aeafae

Analogous

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #aeaeaf
  3. #aeaeaf

Triadic

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #afaeae
  3. #aeafae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #afaeaf
  3. #afafae
  4. #aeafae

Square

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #afaeae
  3. #afafae
  4. #aeafae

Monochromatic

  1. #616163
  2. #888889
  3. #aeaeaf
  4. #d4d4d5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aeaeaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #9d9d9e
  3. #8b8b8c
  4. #7a7a7b
  5. #686869
  6. #575758
  7. #464646
  8. #343435
  9. #232323
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaeaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #b6b6b7
  3. #bebebf
  4. #c6c6c7
  5. #cececf
  6. #d7d7d7
  7. #dfdfdf
  8. #e7e7e7
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaeaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaeaf
  2. #a9a9aa
  3. #a5a5a6
  4. #a0a0a1
  5. #9c9c9c
  6. #979798
  7. #929293
  8. #8e8e8e
  9. #898989
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaeae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaeaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaeaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeaeae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaeaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaeaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeaeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaeaf {
  color: #aeaeaf;
}
Background
.bg-aeaeaf {
  background-color: #aeaeaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaeaf {
  border: 2px solid #aeaeaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaeaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 174 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaeaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaeaf, #aeaeaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaeaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 174 175 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.56 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.56 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.87 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.85 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.53 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.53 #515150 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeaeaf  rgb(174, 174, 175)  hsl(240, 1%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afafae  rgb(175, 175, 174)  hsl(60, 1%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#afaeae  rgb(175, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 1%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#aeafae  rgb(174, 175, 174)  hsl(120, 1%, 68%)  Dark Gray