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#aeaeb0 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeaeb0 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 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 1.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 1.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 1.86.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4241

Complementary

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #b0b0ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #b0afae
  3. #afb0ae

Analogous

  1. #aeafb0
  2. #aeaeb0
  3. #afaeb0

Triadic

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #b0aeae
  3. #aeb0ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #b0aeb0
  3. #b0b0ae
  4. #aeb0ae

Square

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #b0aeaf
  3. #b0b0ae
  4. #aeb0af

Monochromatic

  1. #616164
  2. #87878a
  3. #aeaeb0
  4. #d5d5d6
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aeaeb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #9d9d9e
  3. #8b8b8d
  4. #7a7a7b
  5. #68686a
  6. #575758
  7. #464646
  8. #343435
  9. #232323
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaeb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #b6b6b8
  3. #bebec0
  4. #c6c6c8
  5. #ceced0
  6. #d7d7d8
  7. #dfdfdf
  8. #e7e7e7
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaeb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaeb0
  2. #a9a9ab
  3. #a5a5a6
  4. #a0a0a2
  5. #9c9c9d
  6. #979798
  7. #929293
  8. #8e8e8e
  9. #89898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaeaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeaeb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaeb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeaeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeaeb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeaeb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeaeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaeb0 {
  color: #aeaeb0;
}
Background
.bg-aeaeb0 {
  background-color: #aeaeb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaeb0 {
  border: 2px solid #aeaeb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaeb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 174 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 1% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaeb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaeb0, #afaeb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaeb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 174 176 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 1.86 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 1.86 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.95 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.25 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.47 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.56 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.56 #51514f Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeaeb0  rgb(174, 174, 176)  hsl(240, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0b0ae  rgb(176, 176, 174)  hsl(60, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b0aeae  rgb(176, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb0ae  rgb(174, 176, 174)  hsl(120, 1%, 69%)  Dark Gray