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#AEAEB4

#aeaeb4 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeaeb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.33% cyan, 3.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 3.85% saturation and 69.41% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4257

Complementary

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #b4b4ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #b4b1ae
  3. #b1b4ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb1b4
  2. #aeaeb4
  3. #b1aeb4

Triadic

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #b4aeae
  3. #aeb4ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #b4aeb4
  3. #b4b4ae
  4. #aeb4ae

Square

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #b4aeb1
  3. #b4b4ae
  4. #aeb4b1

Monochromatic

  1. #616168
  2. #86868f
  3. #aeaeb4
  4. #d6d6d9
  5. #f4f4f5

Shades

#aeaeb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #9d9da2
  3. #8b8b90
  4. #7a7a7e
  5. #68686c
  6. #57575a
  7. #464648
  8. #343436
  9. #232324
  10. #111112
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeaeb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #b6b6bc
  3. #bebec3
  4. #c6c6cb
  5. #ceced2
  6. #d7d7da
  7. #dfdfe1
  8. #e7e7e9
  9. #efeff0
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeaeb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeaeb4
  2. #a9a9af
  3. #a5a5aa
  4. #a0a0a4
  5. #9c9c9f
  6. #97979a
  7. #929295
  8. #8e8e90
  9. #89898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aeaeb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adafb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaeb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adafb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adaeb4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adaeb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adafb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeaeb4 {
  color: #aeaeb4;
}
Background
.bg-aeaeb4 {
  background-color: #aeaeb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeaeb4 {
  border: 2px solid #aeaeb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeaeb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 174 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 4% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeaeb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeaeb4, #b1aeb4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeaeb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 174 180 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.61 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.75 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.96 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.96 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 10.81 #51514b Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeaeb4  rgb(174, 174, 180)  hsl(240, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b4b4ae  rgb(180, 180, 174)  hsl(60, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b4aeae  rgb(180, 174, 174)  hsl(0, 4%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#aeb4ae  rgb(174, 180, 174)  hsl(120, 4%, 69%)  Ash Gray