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#aeafb1 ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeafb1 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, 68.63% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 1.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 1.89% saturation and 68.82% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4283

Complementary

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #b1b0ae

Split complementary

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #b1aeae
  3. #b0b1ae

Analogous

  1. #aeb0b1
  2. #aeafb1
  3. #aeaeb1

Triadic

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #b1aeaf
  3. #afb1ae

Tetradic

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #b0aeb1
  3. #b1b0ae
  4. #afb1ae

Square

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #b1aeb0
  3. #b1b0ae
  4. #aeb1ae

Monochromatic

  1. #616265
  2. #87888b
  3. #aeafb1
  4. #d5d5d7
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#aeafb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #9d9e9f
  3. #8b8c8e
  4. #7a7b7c
  5. #68696a
  6. #575859
  7. #464647
  8. #343535
  9. #232323
  10. #111212
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeafb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #b6b7b9
  3. #bebfc1
  4. #c6c7c8
  5. #cecfd0
  6. #d7d7d8
  7. #dfdfe0
  8. #e7e7e8
  9. #efefef
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeafb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeafb1
  2. #a9aaac
  3. #a5a6a7
  4. #a0a1a2
  5. #9c9c9d
  6. #979899
  7. #929394
  8. #8e8e8f
  9. #89898a
  10. #858585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afafb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aeafb1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeafb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #adafb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aeafb1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aeafb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeafb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeafb1 {
  color: #aeafb1;
}
Background
.bg-aeafb1 {
  background-color: #aeafb1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeafb1 {
  border: 2px solid #aeafb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeafb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 175 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 2% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeafb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeafb1, #aeaeb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeafb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 175 177 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 2.03 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 2.03 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.73 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.34 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.34 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.02 #51504e Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeafb1  rgb(174, 175, 177)  hsl(220, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b1b0ae  rgb(177, 176, 174)  hsl(40, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#b1aeaf  rgb(177, 174, 175)  hsl(340, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#afb1ae  rgb(175, 177, 174)  hsl(100, 2%, 69%)  Dark Gray