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#AEB0BC

#aeb0bc ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#aeb0bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.45% cyan, 6.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 9.46% saturation and 70.98% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 6.28.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4368

Complementary

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #bcbaae

Split complementary

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #bcb3ae
  3. #b7bcae

Analogous

  1. #aeb7bc
  2. #aeb0bc
  3. #b3aebc

Triadic

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #bcaeb0
  3. #b0bcae

Tetradic

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #baaebc
  3. #bcbaae
  4. #b0bcae

Square

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #bcaeb7
  3. #bcbaae
  4. #aebcb3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f6172
  2. #848799
  3. #aeb0bc
  4. #d8d9df
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#aeb0bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #9d9ea9
  3. #8b8d96
  4. #7a7b84
  5. #686a71
  6. #57585e
  7. #46464b
  8. #343538
  9. #232326
  10. #111213
  11. #000000

Tints

#aeb0bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #b6b8c3
  3. #bec0c9
  4. #c6c8d0
  5. #ced0d7
  6. #d7d8de
  7. #dfdfe4
  8. #e7e7eb
  9. #efeff2
  10. #f7f7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aeb0bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aeb0bc
  2. #a9abb6
  3. #a5a6b0
  4. #a0a2aa
  5. #9c9da4
  6. #97989e
  7. #929398
  8. #8e8e92
  9. #898a8c
  10. #858586
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afb0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #adb1bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #acb0bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #abb2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #adb1bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #adb0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #acb1b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aeb0bc {
  color: #aeb0bc;
}
Background
.bg-aeb0bc {
  background-color: #aeb0bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aeb0bc {
  border: 2px solid #aeb0bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aeb0bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 176 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aeb0bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aeb0bc, #b3aebc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aeb0bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 176 188 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.28 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.22 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 8.28 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.80 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.39 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 10.62 #514f43 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#aeb0bc  rgb(174, 176, 188)  hsl(231, 9%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#bcbaae  rgb(188, 186, 174)  hsl(51, 9%, 71%)  Silver
#bcaeb0  rgb(188, 174, 176)  hsl(351, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#b0bcae  rgb(176, 188, 174)  hsl(111, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray