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#aeb0ab ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb0ab 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, 69.02% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.84% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 3.07% saturation and 68.04% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.4299

Complementary

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #adabb0

Split complementary

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #abacb0
  3. #b0abb0

Analogous

  1. #b0b0ab
  2. #aeb0ab
  3. #acb0ab

Triadic

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #abaeb0
  3. #b0abae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #abb0ad
  3. #adabb0
  4. #b0abae

Square

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #abb0b0
  3. #adabb0
  4. #b0abac

Monochromatic

  1. #62645e
  2. #888b84
  3. #aeb0ab
  4. #d4d5d2
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#aeb0ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #9d9e9a
  3. #8b8d89
  4. #7a7b78
  5. #686a67
  6. #575856
  7. #464644
  8. #343533
  9. #232322
  10. #111211
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb0ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #b6b8b3
  3. #bec0bc
  4. #c6c8c4
  5. #ced0cd
  6. #d7d8d5
  7. #dfdfdd
  8. #e7e7e6
  9. #efefee
  10. #f7f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb0ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb0ab
  2. #a9aba7
  3. #a5a6a2
  4. #a0a29e
  5. #9c9d9a
  6. #979896
  7. #929391
  8. #8e8e8d
  9. #898a89
  10. #858584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1afab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0afab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aeafae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b0b0ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afb0ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aeb0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb0ab {
  color: #aeb0ab;
}
Background
.bg-aeb0ab {
  background-color: #aeb0ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb0ab {
  border: 2px solid #aeb0ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb0ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 3% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb0ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb0ab, #acb0ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb0ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 171 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 3.60 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 3.60 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.50 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.95 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.71 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 9.71 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.38 #514f54 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeb0ab  rgb(174, 176, 171)  hsl(84, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#adabb0  rgb(173, 171, 176)  hsl(264, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#abaeb0  rgb(171, 174, 176)  hsl(204, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray
#b0abae  rgb(176, 171, 174)  hsl(324, 3%, 68%)  Dark Gray